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History · Ohio Township

23% of Ohio Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ohio Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ohio Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18855 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1990. Watch Ohio Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ohio Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Ohio Township on the map, 1885 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ohio Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ohio Township on the 1885 USGS mapOhio Township on the 1894 USGS mapOhio Township on the 1965 USGS mapOhio Township on the 1983 USGS mapOhio Township on the 1990 USGS map1885Garnett sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ohio Township.

The story so far

Ohio Township, in brief

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

Ohio Township is a township in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 768.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 770 in 2010, 768 in 2020.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Ohio Township

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

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John G. ThompsonAmerican mathematician · b. 1932
Edgar Lee MastersAmerican writer · b. 1868
Sam BrownbackAmerican politician and 46th Governor of Kansas · b. 1956
Steven HawleyAmerican astronaut · b. 1951
Gary HartAmerican politician · b. 1936
Arthur CapperAmerican politician · b. 1865
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
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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.

Homewood Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichmond TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilliamsburg Township1 historic placenot 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.