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History · Chandler Township

Chandler Township dates to 1879, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1970 on.

1879founded
0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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How Chandler Township began

When was Chandler Township founded?

1879

Chandler Township dates its founding to 1879 (Wikipedia’s history).

2020 census: 454147 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about Chandler 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Chandler Township’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chandler Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - a…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Chandler Township, in brief

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

Chandler Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 454 at the 2020 census. The township was organized in 1879.

Chandler Township was established in 1879. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 472 to 454 (-4%).

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

Timeline

Chandler Township, 1879 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879
    FoundingChandler Township is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1904In the archivePlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directo…
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Chandler Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …1904Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's b…
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
Chandler Township (Huron), MI location2019Chandler Township (Huron), MI location
On the map

Chandler Township on the map, 1970 to 1984

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

Chandler Township on the 1970 USGS mapChandler Township on the 1984 USGS map1970Rush Lake sheet · 1:24,000

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

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …
Retake this viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …, 1904

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Famous people

Famous people close to Chandler Township

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

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Napoleon ChagnonAmerican anthropologist · b. 1938
Helen Thompson GaigeAmerican herpetologist · b. 1890
David C. ClarkAmerican politician · b. 1926
Howard NugentAmerican politician · b. 1879
Alvin J. DeGrowAmerican politician · b. 1926
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Fred L. WoodworthAmerican politician · b. 1877
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Chandler Township
Chandler TownshipMcKaySaint Felix

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.

Meade TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOliver TownshipIts storyBMcKinley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCaseville TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about Chandler Township’s history

What year was Chandler Township founded?

In 1879, according to Wikipedia’s history of the 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 Wikimedia Commons (2), 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.