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Jefferson’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Jefferson Township is a township in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 216. Jefferson Township was organized in 1873.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 175 to 216 (+23%). Half of its homes were built before 1961.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Jefferson 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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Famous people close to Jefferson

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Harry BeaumontHarry BeaumontAbilene · 12 miBWBill WheatleyGypsum · 12 miDon IhdeDon IhdeHope · 8 miEarl D. EisenhowerEarl D. EisenhowerAbilene · 12 miMilton Stover EisenhowerMilton Stover EisenhowerAbilene · 12 miRFRalph FaulknerAbilene · 12 mi
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Jefferson, 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 Jefferson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jefferson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pray Farmstead(s) in Banner, 9.1 miles away.

Jefferson and the nearest listed places

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Pray Farmstead(s)Eliason BarnVersteeg-Swisher HouseRock Island DepotATSF Steam Locomotive No. 3415Parker Carousel

Closest to Jefferson

Pray Farmstead(s)Banner · District9.1miEliason BarnHolland · Built 19179.3miVersteeg-Swisher HouseGrant · Built 188711.2miRock Island DepotAbilene · Building11.2miATSF Steam Locomotive No. 3415Grant · Built 191911.3mi

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. Pray Farmstead(s)’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Jefferson?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Jefferson’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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