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History · West Hibbard Township

10% of West Hibbard Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1965 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Hibbard 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 West Hibbard Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s West Hibbard Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Hibbard Township’s history is told.

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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.

Emory
1886–1889
Kearney
1886–1918
18801950today
Gone or out of use
EmorylocaleKearneylocale
1cemetery inside West Hibbard 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

West Hibbard Township, in brief

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

West Hibbard Township is a township in Kearny County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 64.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 73 to 64 (-12%).

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

Timeline

West Hibbard Township, 1886 to 1965

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Emory post office opens
  3. 1886Post officeThe Kearney post office opens
  4. 1889Post officeThe Emory post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1918Post officeThe Kearney post office closes
  7. 1965On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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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On the map

West Hibbard Township on the map, 1965 to 1985

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

West Hibbard Township on the 1965 USGS mapWest Hibbard Township on the 1985 USGS map1965Mattox Draw NW sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to West Hibbard Township

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

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Alvin Olin KingAmerican politician · b. 1890
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Heriberto HermesAmerican priest · b. 1933
Andy RushAmerican baseball player · b. 1889
Charles PlymellAmerican writer · b. 1935
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Ben DigginsAmerican baseball player · b. 1979
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

East Hibbard TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHartland Township1 historic placenot 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.