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History · Richland Township

26% of Richland Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
26%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 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1986. Watch Richland Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Richland Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Richland Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Richland Township on the map, 1889 to 1986

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 1966 USGS mapRichland Township on the 1986 USGS map1889Seneca 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 and places now gone

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

Guittard Station
1861–1900
Westella
1883–1886
18601940today
Gone or out of use
Westellalocale

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 Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 159.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 154 to 159 (+3%).

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

Timeline

Richland Township, 1861 to 1900

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1861Post officeThe Guittard Station post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Westella post office opens
  4. 1886Post officeThe Westella post office closes
  5. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1900Post officeThe Guittard Station post office closes
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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Richland Township

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

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Harold LloydAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1893
Larry the Cable GuyAmerican stand-up comedian · b. 1963
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Thomas OlmstedRoman Catholic prelate; 4th Bishop of the Dioce… · b. 1947
Irish McCallaAmerican film and television actress · b. 1928
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Gladys DickAmerican microbiologist · b. 1881
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John A. EddyAmerican astronomer · b. 1931
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Guittard TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Bridget Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBalderson 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 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.