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History · Walnut Township

39% of Walnut Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Walnut 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 Walnut Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1985. Watch Walnut Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Walnut Township.Old housesHalf of Walnut Township’s homes were built before 1944.
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On the map

Walnut Township on the map, 1889 to 1985

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

Walnut Township on the 1889 USGS mapWalnut Township on the 1891 USGS mapWalnut Township on the 1970 USGS mapWalnut Township on the 1985 USGS map1889Larned 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 Walnut Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

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

Lucas
1878–1886
Marshall
1886–1894
18701950today
Gone or out of use
MarshalllocalePawnee Rock Oil FieldoilfieldRutherford Oil Fieldoilfield

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

The story so far

Walnut Township, in brief

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

Walnut Township is a township in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 74.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 88 to 74 (-16%).

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

Timeline

Walnut Township, 1878 to 1894

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Lucas post office opens
  3. 1886Post officeThe Lucas post office closes
  4. 1886Post officeThe Marshall post office opens
  5. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1894Post officeThe Marshall 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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Famous people

Famous people close to Walnut Township

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

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Jerry MoranUnited States Senator from Kansas · b. 1954
Karrin AllysonAmerican jazz vocalist · b. 1963
Roy StrykerAmerican photographer · b. 1893
Scott SchwabSecretary of State of Kansas · b. 1972
Ty CobbAmerican lawyer · b. 1950
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Garfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPawnee Rock Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAsh Valley 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.