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History · Union Center Township

14% of Union Center Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Union Center 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 Union Center 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 Union Center Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Union Center Township.
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On the map

Union Center Township on the map, 1885 to 1990

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

Union Center Township on the 1885 USGS mapUnion Center Township on the 1894 USGS mapUnion Center Township on the 1964 USGS mapUnion Center Township on the 1985 USGS mapUnion Center 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 Union Center Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Union Centre
1871–1887
Western Park
1871–1905
18701950today
Gone or out of use
Bar P Ranch AirportairportBush-Denton Oil FieldoilfieldPerkins Oil FieldoilfieldUnion Center SchoolschoolUnion CentrelocaleWestern Parklocale
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Union Center Township
Bunker HillClear CreekForest

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

The story so far

Union Center Township, in brief

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

Union Center Township is a township in Elk County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 115.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 103 to 115 (+12%).

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

Timeline

Union Center Township, 1871 to 1905

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Union Centre post office opens
  3. 1871Post officeThe Western Park post office opens
  4. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1887Post officeThe Union Centre post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1905Post officeThe Western Park post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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Famous people

Famous people close to Union Center Township

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

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Rex A. WadeAmerican historian · b. 1936
Trixie FriganzaAmerican actress · b. 1870
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Isaiahh LoudermilkAmerican football player · b. 1997
Claude AlbrightAmerican opera singer · b. 1873
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Clay SmithAmerican baseball player · b. 1914
Dale Emerson SaffelsUnited States federal judge · b. 1921
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Howard Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOtter Creek Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenfield Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPaw Paw TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWildcat TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHarvey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPiedmontIts 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.