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History · Clark Township

13% of Clark Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Clark Township’s past

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The story so far

Clark Township, in brief

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

Clark Township is a township in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Clark Township has the name of Henry Clark, a pioneer citizen.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 456 to 426 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Clark Township, 1857 to 1953

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1857Post officeThe Westville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1909Post officeThe Westville post office closes
  5. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Clark Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Scene on an Amish farm in rural Missouri's "Amish County," near the town of Clark2021Scene on an Amish farm in rural Missouri's "Amish Cou…Scene on an Amish farm in rural Missouri's "Amish County," near the town of Clark2021Scene on an Amish farm in rural Missouri's "Amish Cou…A logging operation in rural Missouri's "Amish County," near the town of Clark2021A logging operation in rural Missouri's "Amish County…A logging operation in rural Missouri's "Amish County," near the town of Clark2021A logging operation in rural Missouri's "Amish County…Logging wagons in rural Missouri's "Amish County," near the town of Clark2021Logging wagons in rural Missouri's "Amish County," ne…A cluster of metal grain silos near Clark, Missouri2021A cluster of metal grain silos near Clark, Missouri
On the map

Clark Township on the map, 1953 to 1981

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

Clark Township on the 1953 USGS mapClark Township on the 1979 USGS mapClark Township on the 1981 USGS map1953Marceline 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 Clark Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Clark Township

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

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John J. PershingUnited States Army general in World War I · b. 1860
J. William FulbrightAmerican politician · b. 1905
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Roberta FulbrightAmerican journalist, newspaper editor, business… · b. 1874
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Bayard Hilton FaulknerMayor of Montclair, New Jersey · b. 1894
Places that used to be

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

Another post office, Westville, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Westville
Gone or out of use
Curry SchoolschoolMaupin SchoolschoolOldham SchoolschoolParish SchoolschoolWestville SchoolschoolWhite Oak Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Clark Township
BellLocke

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Musselfork TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBee Branch TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarceline Township4 historic placesBYellow Creek 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 the Library of Congress (6), 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.