The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Athol was founded in 1888. The first post office in Athol was established in February 1888.
Athol was a station and shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
In the 1870s, the song "Home on the Range" was written by Dr. Brewster Higley in a cabin 8 miles (13 km) north of Athol.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Athol’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Athol’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1950 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Athol, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Athol
1 place in Athol is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kansas (KS) - Smith County - Athol - ED 92-20 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.