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History · Krakow Township

Half of Krakow Township’s homes were built after 1975

Most of Krakow Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1971 on.

0on the National Register
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Where Krakow Township’s name came from

How did Krakow Township get its name?

Krakow Township was named after the Polish city of Kraków, a historical capital of Poland and seat of Polish monarchs.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Krakow 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 Krakow Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Krakow Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Krakow Township, in brief

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

Krakow Township is a civil township of Presque Isle County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 666 at the 2020 census. It was named after the Polish city of Kraków, a historical capital of Poland and seat of Polish monarchs.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 705 to 666 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Krakow Township, 1887 to 1971

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Fisher post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Post officeThe Fisher post office closes
  5. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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

Krakow Township on the map, 1971 to 1984

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

Krakow Township on the 1971 USGS mapKrakow Township on the 1984 USGS map1971Thompsons Harbor 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 Krakow Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Krakow Township

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

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Michael Bailey SmithAmerican actor · b. 1957
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Stanley GrenzAmerican theologian · b. 1950
Lucille F. StickelAmerican wildlife toxicologist · b. 1915
Donald B. DuncanUnited States admiral · b. 1896
William ComstockAmerican politician · b. 1877
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Kevin YoungAmerican baseball player · b. 1969
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Gone or out of use
Fisher Post Officepost office

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.

Presque Isle Township3 historic placesB−Posen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPulawski TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMaple Ridge TownshipIts storyCPresque Isle Harbor2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Krakow Township’s history

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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 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.