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History · Eugene Township

Half of Eugene Township’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Eugene Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1890 on.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Eugene Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Eugene Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Eugene Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18904 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1982. Watch Eugene Township change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

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

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

Eugene City
1869–1876
Miami Station
1869–1951
Wakenda
1876–2002
Riverside
1895–1899
Calvin
1899–1902
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
WakendaWhite Rock
Gone or out of use
Burruss SchoolschoolCalvinlocaleElderbloom SchoolschoolGray SchoolschoolGreen Bud SchoolschoolMiami Station SchoolschoolRiverside SchoolschoolRosebud SchoolschoolWalnut Grove Schoolschool
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eugene Township
AdkinsAdkinsCannonElderSalem

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

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eugene Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
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On the map

Eugene Township on the map, 1890 to 1982

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

Eugene Township on the 1890 USGS mapEugene Township on the 1901 USGS mapEugene Township on the 1951 USGS mapEugene Township on the 1982 USGS map1890Marshall 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 Eugene Township.

The story so far

Eugene Township, in brief

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

Eugene Township is a township in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Eugene Township has a population of 120 according to the 2020 census. The source of the name Eugene is obscure.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 163 to 120 (-26%).

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

Timeline

Eugene Township, 1869 to 2002

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1869Post officeThe Eugene City post office opens
  3. 1869Post officeThe Miami Station post office opens
  4. 1876Post officeThe Eugene City post office closes
  5. 1876Post officeThe Wakenda post office opens
  6. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 20th century
  8. 1951Post officeThe Miami Station post office closes
  9. 21st century
  10. 2002Post officeThe Wakenda post office closes
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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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Wakenda TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDe Witt TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCombs 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.