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History · Pottawatomie Township

21% of Pottawatomie Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Judge James Hanway House. Below: maps from 1885 on.

1on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pottawatomie Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pottawatomie Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Pottawatomie Township on the map, 1885 to 1990

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

Pottawatomie Township on the 1885 USGS mapPottawatomie Township on the 1894 USGS mapPottawatomie Township on the 1966 USGS mapPottawatomie Township on the 1983 USGS mapPottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie Township.

The story so far

Pottawatomie Township, in brief

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

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 605 in 2010, 607 in 2020.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Pottawatomie Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2008
Judge James Hanway House
Judge James Hanway House
Buildings
All 1 listings
Judge James Hanway HouseBuilding · listed 2008

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pottawatomie Township
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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.

Walker Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichmond TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCutler TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMound TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOsawatomie Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Pottawatomie Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Pottawatomie Township?

One place: the Judge James Hanway House (listed 2008).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.