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History · Atlanta Township

57% of Atlanta Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
57%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Atlanta Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Atlanta Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Atlanta Township’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19183 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1984. Watch Atlanta Township change.
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The story

How Atlanta Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Atlanta Township.

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Atlanta Township was organized in 1879. The township's name is derived from its undulating surface (the prairie grass) said to resemble the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the map

Atlanta Township on the map, 1918 to 1984

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

Atlanta Township on the 1918 USGS mapAtlanta Township on the 1966 USGS mapAtlanta Township on the 1984 USGS map1918Flom 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 Atlanta Township.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Riceville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGoose Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWalworth TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCuba TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its 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 Wikipedia, 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.