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History · Ninnescah Township

Half of Ninnescah Township’s homes were built after 2006

Most of Ninnescah Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2006.

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5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ninnescah Township’s past

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The story so far

Ninnescah Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ninnescah Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Ninnescah Township is a township in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 284.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 273 to 284 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Ninnescah Township

Nobody well known was born in Ninnescah Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Eugene John GerberCatholic bishop · b. 1931
Everett SheltonAmerican football player, basketball coach, col… · b. 1898
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Sarah SmarshAmerican nonficiton writer · b. 1980
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George AitonAmerican baseball player · b. 1890
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Joe SeiwertAmerican politician · b. 1951
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Jon GnagyAmerican artist · b. 1907
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Gone or out of use
Alameda Oil and Gas FieldoilfieldColeman SchoolschoolDutton SchoolschoolPrairie Dell SchoolschoolPrairie Home SchoolschoolRiverside SchoolschoolWalnut Grove SchoolschoolWhittier Schoolschool

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Kingman6 historic placesA−White TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDale TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBelmont TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.