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History · Salem Township

44% of Salem Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1886 on.

0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Salem 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 Salem Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18866 editions of the USGS map, 1886 to 1990. Watch Salem Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Salem Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Salem Township on the map, 1886 to 1990

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

Salem Township on the 1886 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1893 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1904 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1965 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1985 USGS mapSalem Township on the 1990 USGS map1886Iola 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 Salem Township.

The story so far

Salem Township, in brief

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

Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 249. More recent estimates place the population at approximately 249 as of 2026.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 249 to 244 (-2%).

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

Timeline

Salem Township, 1868 to 1886

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Jeddo post office opens
  3. 1877Post officeThe Jeddo post office closes
  4. 1886On 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 Salem Township

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

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Gilbert BakerAmerican artist and gay rights activist · b. 1951
Randy StuartAmerican actress · b. 1924
Jennifer KnappAmerican Christian musician · b. 1974
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Grace Olive WileyAmerican herpetologist · b. 1884
Ralph MillerAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1919
Charles Frederick ScottAmerican congressman · b. 1860
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Gone or out of use
Bethel SchoolschoolCentral Avenue SchoolschoolCroisant AirportairportFair View SchoolschoolJeddo SchoolschoolSalem SchoolschoolSky Rocket Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Salem Township
Maple GroveSalem

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.

Humboldt TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCottage Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElsmore 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.