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History · Solomon Township

57% of Solomon Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Pott's Ford Bridge.

2on the National Register
57%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Solomon Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Solomon Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Solomon Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Solomon Township, in brief

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

Solomon Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 547.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 591 to 547 (-7%).

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

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On the National Register

2 listings protect 22 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
22
each building in a district counts
first listed
1990
Pott's Ford Bridge
Pott's Ford Bridge, built 1884
Structures
Pott's Ford BridgeBuilt 1884

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Solomon Township

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

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Archie McKainAmerican baseball player · b. 1911
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Babe LyonAmerican football player · b. 1907
Elmer StricklettAmerican baseball player · b. 1876
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Ralph HuffmanAmerican football coach · b. 1915
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lyon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStanton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSummit TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAsherville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Solomon Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Solomon Township?

2 listings: 1 structure. 22 historic buildings in all.

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1) 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.