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History · Solomon Township

Solomon Township dates to 1866, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on and the census since 1880.

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How Solomon Township began, and where its name came from

When was Solomon Township founded?

1866

Solomon Township dates its founding to 1866 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 618 in 18802020 census: 321160 years

How did Solomon Township get its name?

Solomon Township was named from its position near the mouth of the Solomon River.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1870. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Solomon 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 Solomon Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18896 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1990. Watch Solomon Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Solomon Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Solomon Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Solomon Township on the map, 1889 to 1990

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

Solomon Township on the 1889 USGS mapSolomon Township on the 1894 USGS mapSolomon Township on the 1955 USGS mapSolomon Township on the 1978 USGS mapSolomon Township on the 1985 USGS mapSolomon 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 Solomon Township.

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.

Poheta
1870–1887
Kipp
1890–1957
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Kipp
Gone or out of use
Pohetalocale
1cemetery inside Solomon Township
Poheta

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story

How Solomon Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Solomon Township.

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The first post office at Solomon was established in October, 1860.

Solomon was founded in 1866. It was named from its position near the mouth of the Solomon River. Solomon was incorporated as a city in 1871.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Solomon Township, 1866 to 1957

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1866
    FoundingSolomon Township is established
  3. 1870Post officeThe Poheta post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Poheta post office closes
  5. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1890Post officeThe Kipp post office opens
  7. 20th century
  8. 1957Post officeThe Kipp post office closes
By decade

Solomon Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
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People over time

Solomon Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,095

Between 618 and 1,095 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Dayton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreeley Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEureka TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGarfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Solomon Township’s history

What year was Solomon Township founded?

In 1866, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Solomon Township’s post office opened in 1870, and the census of 1880 counted 618 people here.

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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 (1), Wikidata (1), 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.