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History · Myers Township

20% of Myers Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1946 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Myers 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 Myers Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Myers Township’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Myers Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Myers Township, in brief

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

Myers Township is a township in Grundy County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Myers Township was established in 1872, and named after Lewis and Milton Myers, pioneer citizens.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 161 to 132 (-18%).

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

By decade

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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On the map

Myers Township on the map, 1946 to 1984

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

Myers Township on the 1946 USGS mapMyers Township on the 1984 USGS map1946Galt sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Myers Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Myers Township

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

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Calamity JaneAmerican scout and frontierswoman · b. 1852
Agnes SmedleyAmerican journalist, writer, Comintern spy · b. 1892
Clyde TolsonAssociate director of the FBI · b. 1900
Arthur M. HydeAmerican politician · b. 1877
Mervin Joe KellyAmerican physicist · b. 1894
Enoch Herbert CrowderAmerican diplomat · b. 1859
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Burkeholder SchoolschoolFarmers Valley SchoolschoolFord SchoolschoolMud College SchoolschoolMyersville Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Myers Township
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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.

Liberty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMedicine 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 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.