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History · Jefferson Township

Half of Jefferson Township’s homes were built after 1978

Most of Jefferson Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1984 on.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Jefferson Township, in brief

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

Jefferson Township is a township in Grundy County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Jefferson Township was established in 1841, most likely taking its name from President Thomas Jefferson.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 445 to 482 (+8%).

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

Timeline

Jefferson Township, 1878 to 1984

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Hickory post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1942Post officeThe Hickory post office closes
  5. 1984On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Jefferson Township on the map in 1984

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Jefferson Township.

Jefferson Township on the 1984 USGS map1984Shearwood 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 Jefferson Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Jefferson Township

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

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Martha ScottAmerican actress · b. 1912
Clyde TolsonAssociate director of the FBI · b. 1900
George OveyActor · b. 1870
Enoch Herbert CrowderAmerican diplomat · b. 1859
Jerry LittonAmerican politician · b. 1937
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Yank LawsonAmerican musician · b. 1911
Places that used to be

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

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Hickory Creek
Gone or out of use
Ashbrook ChapelchurchCenter SchoolschoolEstes SchoolschoolMount Pleasant SchoolschoolSouth Oakland Schoolschool
10cemeteries and burying grounds inside Jefferson Township
BrattonGeeGees CreekLivingstonLucasMatt GreenSandridgeShelburneThompsonWoldridge

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.

Jackson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJackson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMadison Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJamesport TownshipIts storyC+Trenton Township6 historic placesnot 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.