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History · Cedarville Township

Cedarville Township dates to 1863, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Cedarville Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 14 buildings. Below: maps from 1963 on.

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Quick answers

How Cedarville Township began

When was Cedarville Township founded?

1863

Cedarville Township dates its founding to 1863 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1863.

2020 census: 242163 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1863.

What stands out about Cedarville 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 Cedarville Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Cedarville Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Cedarville Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cedarville Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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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.

Cedar Fork
1863–1883
Cedar River
1883–1974
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cedar River
Gone or out of use
Cedar River Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside Cedarville Township
Cedar River

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Cedarville Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cedarville Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cedarville Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 242 as of the 2020 census. The township was established in 1863.

Cedarville Township was established in 1863. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 253 to 242 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Cedarville Township, 1863 to 1974

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1863
    FoundingCedarville Township is established
  3. 1863Post officeThe Cedar Fork post office opens
  4. 1883Post officeThe Cedar Fork post office closes
  5. 1883Post officeThe Cedar River post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1963On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1974Post officeThe Cedar River post office closes
By decade

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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On the map

Cedarville Township on the map, 1963 to 1989

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

Cedarville Township on the 1963 USGS mapCedarville Township on the 1989 USGS map1963Cedar River sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cedarville Township.

On the National Register

1 listing protects 14 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
2002
Wells, J.W., State Park
Wells, J.W., State Park
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Bungalow/Craftsman1
All 1 listings
Wells, J.W., State ParkDistrict · listed 2002

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Cedarville Township

Nobody well known was born in Cedarville Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tom BissellAmerican journalist · b. 1974
Roger H. ZionAmerican politician · b. 1921
Albin Walter Norblad Jr.American politician · b. 1908
John F. LueckeAmerican politician · b. 1889
Deb BakerAmerican mystery writer from the Upper Peninsul… · b. 1953
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Greg IvesAmerican NASCAR crew chief · b. 1979
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Gourley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFord River TownshipIts storyCDaggett TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIngallston TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNadeau TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Cedarville Township’s history

What year was Cedarville Township founded?

In 1863, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Cedarville Township’s post office opened in 1863.

What is on the National Register in Cedarville Township?

One place: the Wells, J.W., State Park (listed 2002).

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 National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.