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History · Robinson Township

Robinson Township’s post office opened in 1858, and 46% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on and the census since 1880.

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How Robinson Township began

When was Robinson Township founded?

1858

The Robinson Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Ununda (1864), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 210 in 18802020 census: 363168 years
Founding year: the first Robinson Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Robinson 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 Robinson 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 Robinson Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 500 in 1920; 183 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Robinson Township’s homes were built before 1943.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Robinson Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Robinson Township on the map, 1885 to 1990

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

Robinson Township on the 1885 USGS mapRobinson Township on the 1893 USGS mapRobinson Township on the 1961 USGS mapRobinson Township on the 1985 USGS mapRobinson Township on the 1990 USGS map1885Atchison 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 Robinson Township.

People over time

Robinson Township, census by census

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Peaked at 500 in 1920; 183 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Robinson Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Robinson Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Robinson Township.

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Robinson had its start in the year 1871 by the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named to honor the first governor of the State of Kansas, Charles Robinson. It had formerly been known locally as Lickskillet derived from the practice of an old trapper who allegedly put his dirty dishes out for his dog to lick clean.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Robinson Township, 1864 to 1920

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1864Post officeThe Ununda post office opens
  3. 1871Post officeThe Ununda post office closes
  4. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 500
By decade

Robinson Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Aerial view of Robinson, Kansas 9-2-20132013Aerial view of Robinson, Kansas 9-2-2013KSMap-doton-Robinson2004KSMap-doton-Robinson
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Ununda, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Gone or out of use
Prairie Springs SchoolschoolSewardlocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Robinson Township
UnundaUpper Wolf Lutheran

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.

Hiawatha Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWolf River Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIrving Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Robinson Township’s history

What year was Robinson Township founded?

The Robinson Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.