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History · Mule Barn

The history of Mule Barn

Below: maps from 1958 on.

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What stands out about Mule Barn’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 Mule Barn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Mule Barn came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mule Barn.

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Construction of Keystone Dam in the 1960s encouraged scattered settlement on the Keystone Lake peninsula. In 1976–1977, residents in southeastern Pawnee County pursued incorporation of numerous micro‑communities to prevent annexation by nearby Westport. Mule Barn ultimately held corporate status from 1985 until its dissolution in 2008, one of only two such Keystone‑area micro‑towns (along with Oak Grove) to remain incorporated for more than a brief period.

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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

Mule Barn on the map, 1958 to 1983

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

Mule Barn on the 1958 USGS mapMule Barn on the 1967 USGS mapMule Barn on the 1983 USGS map1958Keystone Dam 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 Mule Barn.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mule Barn

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

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Jennifer JonesAmerican actress · b. 1919
Blake EdwardsAmerican film director, screenwriter and produc… · b. 1922
Chet BakerAmerican jazz trumpeter and vocalist · b. 1929
Martin GardnerAmerican mathematics and science writer · b. 1914
Garth BrooksAmerican country music singer and songwriter · b. 1962
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Alfre WoodardAmerican actress · b. 1952

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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 Wikipedia, 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.