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History · Weskan

Weskan’s post office opened in 1887, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1959 on.

1887first post office
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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How Weskan began

When was Weskan founded?

1887

The Weskan post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 158139 years
Founding year: the first Weskan post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Weskan’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 Weskan are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Weskan’s history is told.

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How Weskan came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Weskan.

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Weskan has a post office with ZIP Code 67762 and there is one high school located within the community.

A tornado struck Weskan on May 11, 2023, where it caused extensive damage at a school in the community.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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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On the map

Weskan on the map, 1959 to 1985

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

Weskan on the 1959 USGS mapWeskan on the 1979 USGS mapWeskan on the 1985 USGS map1959Weskan sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Weskan.

Famous people

Famous people close to Weskan

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

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Hazel Marguerite SchmollAmerican botanist · b. 1890
Robert P. KerrFilm director, Actor, Screenwriter · b. 1892
Lola SpradleyAmerican politician · b. 1946
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Nellie M. PayneAmerican entomologist and agricultural chemist · b. 1900

Questions about Weskan’s history

What year was Weskan founded?

The Weskan post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.