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History · South Salem Township

20% of South Salem Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about South Salem Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of South Salem 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 South Salem Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s South Salem Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

South Salem Township on the map, 1885 to 1990

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

South Salem Township on the 1885 USGS mapSouth Salem Township on the 1894 USGS mapSouth Salem Township on the 1971 USGS mapSouth Salem Township on the 1985 USGS mapSouth Salem Township on the 1990 USGS map1885Eureka 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 South Salem 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.

Flint Ridge
1874–1921
Ivanpah
1879–1904
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Ivanpah
Gone or out of use
Flint RidgelocalePolhamas Oil FieldoilfieldSallyards Oil FieldoilfieldTeichgraber Oil FieldoilfieldThrall-Aagard Oil FieldoilfieldWilkerson Oil Fieldoilfield
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside South Salem Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

South Salem Township, in brief

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

South Salem Township is a township in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 96.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 95 in 2010, 96 in 2020.

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

Timeline

South Salem Township, 1874 to 1921

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Flint Ridge post office opens
  3. 1879Post officeThe Ivanpah post office opens
  4. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904Post officeThe Ivanpah post office closes
  7. 1921Post officeThe Flint Ridge post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to South Salem Township

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

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Rex A. WadeAmerican historian · b. 1936
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George MundayAmerican football player · b. 1907
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Will CarpenterAmerican politician and businessman · b. 1956
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Eureka TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalem TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChelsea TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJanesville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpring Creek 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.