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History · Kaylor Township

Kaylor Township’s post office opened in 1909, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-120-194. Its Register listing is the South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-120-194. Below: maps from 1898 on.

1909first post office
1on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Kaylor Township began

When was Kaylor Township founded?

1909

The Kaylor Township post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Sharon (1877), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 117117 years
Founding year: the first Kaylor Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Kaylor 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 Kaylor Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18983 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1985. Watch Kaylor Township change.Old housesHalf of Kaylor Township’s homes were built before 1941.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kaylor Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Kaylor Township on the map, 1898 to 1985

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

Kaylor Township on the 1898 USGS mapKaylor Township on the 1978 USGS mapKaylor Township on the 1985 USGS map1898Olivet 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 Kaylor Township.

The story so far

Kaylor Township, in brief

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

Kaylor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 30 at the 2020 census. The community's name is a corruption of Taylor, the name of a local rancher.

Its first post office opened in 1909. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 170 to 117 (-31%).

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

Timeline

Kaylor Township, 1877 to 1909

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877Post officeThe Sharon post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Sharon post office closes
  4. 1898On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1909Post officeThe Kaylor post office opens
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 National Register

1 historic place in Kaylor Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2002
South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-120-…
South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-120-194
Structures

Architectural styles listings

Half-hip Pratt pony truss1
All 1 listings
South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-120-194Structure · listed 2002

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Kaylor Township

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

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Riley ReiffAmerican football player · b. 1988
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George FaustAmerican football player · b. 1917
Raleigh AitchisonAmerican baseball player · b. 1887
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Josh RanekPlayer of American and Canadian football · b. 1978
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Caleb FinckAmerican farmer, businessman, and politician · b. 1993
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Chuck MorrellAmerican football coach
Places that used to be

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

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

Sharon
1877–1883
Kaylor
1909–today
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Kaylor
Gone or out of use
Sharonlocale
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Kaylor Township
DennewitzEmil G Mogck FarmSaint JohnsSimental

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.

Capital TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFair Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSharon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Kaylor Township’s history

What year was Kaylor Township founded?

The Kaylor Township post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Kaylor Township?

One place: the South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 34-120-194 (listed 2002).

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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.