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History · Herkimer Township

46% of Herkimer Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Herkimer 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 Herkimer Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1983. Watch Herkimer Township change.Old housesHalf of Herkimer Township’s homes were built before 1943.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Herkimer Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Herkimer Township on the map, 1889 to 1983

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

Herkimer Township on the 1889 USGS mapHerkimer Township on the 1894 USGS mapHerkimer Township on the 1966 USGS mapHerkimer Township on the 1983 USGS map1889Marysville 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 Herkimer Township.

The story

How Herkimer Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Herkimer Township.

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Herkimer was named after Herkimer, New York. A post office was opened in Herkimer in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1974.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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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Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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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.

Logan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOketo Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIndependence TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.