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History · Hematite Township

30% of Hematite Township’s homes were built before 1940

5 places in town are on the National Register, among them three historic districts with 31 buildings between them. Below: maps from 1895 on.

5on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hematite 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 Hematite Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1985. Watch Hematite Township change.Landmarks on the Register5 places on the National Register.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hematite Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Hematite Township on the map, 1895 to 1985

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

Hematite Township on the 1895 USGS mapHematite Township on the 1955 USGS mapHematite Township on the 1985 USGS map1895Ned Lake 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 Hematite Township.

On the National Register

5 listings protect 33 historic buildings

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

places listed
5
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
33
each building in a district counts
first listed
1983
Jacob Jacobson House
Jacob Jacobson HouseJoseph Bowers HouseAmasa Historic Business DistrictPark City Historic DistrictTriangle Ranch Headquarters Historic District
BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles listings

Gothic1
Log House1
Bungalow1
Jacob Jacobson HouseBuilding
Joseph Bowers HouseBuilding
All 5 listings
Amasa Historic Business DistrictDistrict · listed 1983Park City Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983Triangle Ranch Headquarters Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983

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

The story so far

Hematite Township, in brief

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

Hematite Township is a civil township of Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 352, and by 2020 its population declined to 269. The township is named for the masses of hematite iron ore in the rocks prevalent in the area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 338 to 269 (-20%).

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

Timeline

Hematite Township, 1891 to 1910

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891Post officeThe Amasa post office opens
  3. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1907Post officeThe Net River post office opens
  6. 1910Post officeThe Net River post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Hematite Township

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

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Stephen ShepichAmerican politician · b. 1948
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Al SarafinyAmerican football center · b. 1906
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Delbert DehateAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1947
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Rae DrakeAmerican football player and coach · b. 1926
Places that used to be

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

Another post office, Net River, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Amasa
1891–today
Net River
1907–1910
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Amasa
Gone or out of use
Net River Post Officepost officeWarner Minemine
1cemetery inside Hematite Township
Hematite

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.

Bates Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrystal Falls Township2 historic placesB+Covington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAmasa4 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Hematite Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Hematite Township?

5 listings: 2 buildings, among them the Jacob Jacobson House (listed 1983, the first), and 3 historic districts, the Amasa Historic Business District, the Park City Historic District and the Triangle Ranch Headquarters Historic District, with 31 contributing buildings. 33 historic buildings in all.

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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 (5), 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.