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History · Barton City Township

10% of Barton City Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1886 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Barton City 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 Barton City Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18865 editions of the USGS map, 1886 to 1991. Watch Barton City Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Barton City Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

Barton City Township on the map, 1886 to 1991

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

Barton City Township on the 1886 USGS mapBarton City Township on the 1894 USGS mapBarton City Township on the 1962 USGS mapBarton City Township on the 1986 USGS mapBarton City Township on the 1991 USGS map1886Nevada 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 Barton City Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Verdella
1880–1907
Hannon
1890–1953
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HannonVerdella
Gone or out of use
Barton City SchoolschoolBryan SchoolschoolExcelsior SchoolschoolTriumph SchoolschoolVictory Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Barton City Township
Barton City

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

The story so far

Barton City Township, in brief

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

Barton City Township is one of fifteen townships that make up Barton County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 256. The township was named after the community of Barton City, now known as Hannon.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 250 to 267 (+7%).

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

Timeline

Barton City Township, 1880 to 1953

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Verdella post office opens
  3. 1886On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1890Post officeThe Hannon post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1907Post officeThe Verdella post office closes
  7. 1953Post officeThe Hannon post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Barton City Township

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

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Harlow ShapleyAmerican astronomer · b. 1885
Frank D. WilliamsAmerican cinematographer · b. 1893
Johnny OrrAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1927
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Neva AbelsonPhysician · b. 1910
Bob HarmonAmerican baseball player · b. 1887
Blaine DurbinAmerican Major League Baseball player · b. 1886
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Union TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLeroy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoundville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCentral 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.