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History · Star Township

38% of Star Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Star 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 Star 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 Star Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Star Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Star Township on the map, 1885 to 1990

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

Star Township on the 1885 USGS mapStar Township on the 1894 USGS mapStar Township on the 1971 USGS mapStar Township on the 1985 USGS mapStar Township on the 1990 USGS map1885Burlington 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 Star Township.

The story so far

Star Township, in brief

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

Star Township is a township in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 147.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 156 to 147 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Star Township, 1865 to 1888

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1865Post officeThe Avon post office opens
  3. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1888Post officeThe Avon post office closes
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Gone or out of use
Avonlocale
1cemetery inside Star Township
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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.

Avon Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHampden TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPottawatomie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestphalia 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.