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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bachelor Township is a township in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 164.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 193 to 164 (-15%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bachelor yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bachelor is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bachelor has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Greenwood Cemetery and Mausoleum in Eureka, 3.7 miles away.

Bachelor and the nearest listed places

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Greenwood Cemetery and MausoleumRobertson HousePaul Jones BuildingEureka Carnegie LibraryEureka Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad DepotGreenwood Hotel

Closest to Bachelor

Greenwood Cemetery and MausoleumEureka · Site3.7miRobertson HouseEureka · Built 19234.3miPaul Jones BuildingEureka · Building4.5miEureka Carnegie LibraryEureka · Built 19144.6miEureka Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad DepotEureka · Built 19174.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Greenwood Cemetery and Mausoleum’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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