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History · Hackberry

Hackberry’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hackberry Township is a township in Labette County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 402.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 392 to 402 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1969.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hackberry 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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Hackberry, decade by decade

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 Hackberry is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hackberry has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First State Bank in Edna, 8.1 miles away.

Hackberry and the nearest listed places

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First State BankUS Post Office-OswegoOswego Public Carnegie LibraryRiverside ParkPumpkin Creek Tributary BridgeParsons Filled Arch Bridge

Closest to Hackberry

First State BankEdna · Built 18878.1miUS Post Office-OswegoOswego · Building9.3miOswego Public Carnegie LibraryOswego · Built 19129.4miRiverside ParkOswego · District10miPumpkin Creek Tributary BridgeMound Valley · Structure16.1mi

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. First State Bank’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Hackberry?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Hackberry’s story, or a memory of it.
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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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