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History · Solomon-District 3 Township

51% of Solomon-District 3 Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Solomon-District 3 Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Solomon-District 3 Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18933 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1985. Watch Solomon-District 3 Township change.Old housesHalf of Solomon-District 3 Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Solomon-District 3 Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

Solomon-District 3 Township on the map, 1893 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Solomon-District 3 Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Solomon-District 3 Township on the 1893 USGS mapSolomon-District 3 Township on the 1978 USGS mapSolomon-District 3 Township on the 1985 USGS map1893Norton 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 Solomon-District 3 Township.

The story so far

Solomon-District 3 Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Solomon-District 3 Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Solomon-District 3 Township is a township in Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 137.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 180 to 137 (-24%).

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

Timeline

Solomon-District 3 Township, 1874 to 1898

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe West Union post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe West Union post office closes
  4. 1880Post officeThe Densmore post office opens
  5. 1882Post officeThe Hedgewood post office opens
  6. 1893On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1898Post officeThe Hedgewood post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Solomon-District 3 Township

Nobody well known was born in Solomon-District 3 Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Keith SebeliusAmerican politician · b. 1916
Lori NixAmerican photographer · b. 1969
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Gary BenderAmerican sports commentator · b. 1940
Bob RandallAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1948
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K. Gary SebeliusAmerican judge · b. 1949
Peggy MastAmerican politician · b. 1948
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

West Union
1874–1880
Densmore
1880–today
Hedgewood
1882–1898
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Densmore
Gone or out of use
Hedgewoodlocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Solomon-District 3 Township
EdmondMount Calvary

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.

Highland-District 2 Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlmena-District 4 TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTowanda TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter-District 1 Township1 historic placeAGraham TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPioneer 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.