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History · Ulysses Township

Ulysses Township’s post office opened in 1869, and 64% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on and the census since 1880.

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How Ulysses Township began

When was Ulysses Township founded?

1869

The Ulysses Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 305 in 18802020 census: 295157 years
Founding year: the first Ulysses Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Ulysses 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 Ulysses Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1985. Watch Ulysses Township change.Old housesHalf of Ulysses Township’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 621 in 1890; 196 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ulysses Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Ulysses Township on the map, 1899 to 1985

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

Ulysses Township on the 1899 USGS mapUlysses Township on the 1966 USGS mapUlysses Township on the 1985 USGS map1899David City 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 Ulysses Township.

The story

How Ulysses Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ulysses Township.

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The first post office in Ulysses was established in 1869. The village is named for Ulysses S. Grant.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Ulysses Township, decade by decade

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People over time

Ulysses Township, census by census

010020030040050060018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 621

Peaked at 621 in 1890; 196 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Ulysses Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ulysses 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.

Union TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlum Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRead Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ulysses Township’s history

What year was Ulysses Township founded?

The Ulysses Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (8), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.