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History · Ridge Township

89% of Ridge Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
89%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ridge 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 Ridge Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18895 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1990. Watch Ridge Township change.Old housesHalf of Ridge Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Ridge Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ridge Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Ridge Township on the map, 1889 to 1990

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

Ridge Township on the 1889 USGS mapRidge Township on the 1894 USGS mapRidge Township on the 1964 USGS mapRidge Township on the 1985 USGS mapRidge Township on the 1990 USGS map1889Abilene 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 Ridge Township.

The story so far

Ridge Township, in brief

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

Ridge Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 132.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 136 to 132 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Ridge Township, 1872 to 1889

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872Post officeThe Newbern post office opens
  3. 1879Post officeThe Plympton post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Newbern post office closes
  5. 1888Post officeThe Plympton post office closes
  6. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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 Ridge Township

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

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Harry BeaumontAmerican film director, actor, and screenwriter · b. 1888
Don IhdeAmerican philosopher · b. 1934
Lloyd MetzlerAmerican economist · b. 1913
Earl D. EisenhowerAmerican politician · b. 1898
Milton Stover EisenhowerAmerican university president · b. 1899
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Ralph FaulknerAmerican fencer and actor · b. 1891
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Newbern
1872–1887
Plympton
1879–1888
18701950today
Gone or out of use
NewbernlocalePlimptonlocale
1cemetery inside Ridge Township
Pilgrims Home

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Logan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJefferson 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.