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History · Kingston Township

29% of Kingston Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on.

0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Kingston 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 Kingston Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Kingston Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1986. Watch Kingston Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kingston Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

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

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

Ransom
1882–1915
Tewaukon
1883–1903
Geneseo
1887–1987
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Geneseo
Gone or out of use
Tewaukonlocale
1cemetery inside Kingston Township
Saint Martin Catholic

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

On the map

Kingston Township on the map, 1907 to 1986

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

Kingston Township on the 1907 USGS mapKingston Township on the 1958 USGS mapKingston Township on the 1986 USGS map1907Wyndmere 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 Kingston Township.

The story so far

Kingston Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 85 to 93 (+9%).

Timeline

Kingston Township, 1882 to 1987

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Ransom post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Tewaukon post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Geneseo post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903Post officeThe Tewaukon post office closes
  7. 1907On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1915Post officeThe Ransom post office closes
  9. 1987Post officeThe Geneseo post office closes
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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Herman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRansom TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTewaukon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarboe TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDuerr TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCayugaIts 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.