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History · Doylesport Township

Doylesport Township’s post office opened in 1868, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1886 on.

1868first post office
0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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How Doylesport Township began

When was Doylesport Township founded?

1868

The Doylesport Township post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Doylesport (1868) and Summit (1877), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 247158 years
Founding year: the first Doylesport Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Doylesport 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 Doylesport 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 Doylesport Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Doylesport Township.Old housesHalf of Doylesport Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Doylesport Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Doylesport Township on the map, 1886 to 1991

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

Doylesport Township on the 1886 USGS mapDoylesport Township on the 1894 USGS mapDoylesport Township on the 1962 USGS mapDoylesport Township on the 1986 USGS mapDoylesport 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 Doylesport Township.

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.

Doylesport
1868–1877
Summit
1877–1886
18601940today
Gone or out of use
Anderson SchoolschoolCherry Grove SchoolschoolDoylesport SchoolschoolGrange SchoolschoolRockdale SchoolschoolSummit Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Doylesport Township
Doylesport

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

The story so far

Doylesport Township, in brief

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

Doylesport Township is a township in Barton County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 245. Doylesport Township took its name from the community of Doylesport, Missouri.

Its first post office opened in 1868. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 231 to 247 (+7%).

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

Timeline

Doylesport Township, 1868 to 1886

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Doylesport post office opens
  3. 1877Post officeThe Doylesport post office closes
  4. 1877Post officeThe Summit post office opens
  5. 1886Post officeThe Summit post office closes
  6. 1886On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Doylesport Township

Nobody well known was born in Doylesport 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
Bob HarmonAmerican baseball player · b. 1887
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Floyd WooldridgeBaseball player · b. 1928
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Lester Thomas DavisAmerican politician · b. 1904
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Dover TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMilford TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMontevallo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Doylesport Township’s history

What year was Doylesport Township founded?

The Doylesport Township post office opened in 1868, 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 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.