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History · Nelson Township

Nelson Township’s post office opened in 1873, and 90% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Nelson Township began

When was Nelson Township founded?

1873

The Nelson Township post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Nelson (1873) and Huscher (1892), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 106153 years
Founding year: the first Nelson Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Nelson
1873–1888
Huscher
1892–1934
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Huscher
Gone or out of use
Nelsonlocale
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Nelson Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Shirley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLawrence Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAurora TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Nelson Township’s history

What year was Nelson Township founded?

The Nelson Township post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.