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History · Richland Township

35% of Richland Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Richland 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 Richland Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18896 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1990. Watch Richland Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Richland Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

Richland Township on the map, 1889 to 1990

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

Richland Township on the 1889 USGS mapRichland Township on the 1894 USGS mapRichland Township on the 1962 USGS mapRichland Township on the 1978 USGS mapRichland Township on the 1985 USGS mapRichland Township on the 1990 USGS map1889Wichita 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 Richland Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Annelly
1885–1921
McLain
1886–1906
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
AnnellyMcLains
Gone or out of use
Mclains Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Richland Township
Whitewater

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Richland Township, in brief

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

Richland Township is a township in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 358.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 367 to 358 (-2%).

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

Timeline

Richland Township, 1885 to 1921

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Annelly post office opens
  3. 1886Post officeThe McLain post office opens
  4. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1906Post officeThe McLain post office closes
  7. 1921Post officeThe Annelly post office closes
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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Milton TownshipIts storyB+Pleasant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDarlington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhitewaterIts 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.