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History · Beauford Township

Beauford Township’s post office opened in 1867, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

1867first post office
0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Beauford Township began

When was Beauford Township founded?

1867

The Beauford Township post office opened in 1867, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Beauford (1867), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 376159 years
Founding year: the first Beauford Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Beauford 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 Beauford Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Beauford Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beauford Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Beauford Township, in brief

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

Beauford is an unincorporated community in Beauford Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.

Its first post office opened in 1867. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 406 to 376 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Beauford Township, 1867 to 1967

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1867Post officeThe Beauford post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1904Post officeThe Beauford post office closes
  5. 1967On 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

Beauford Township on the map, 1967 to 1985

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

Beauford Township on the 1967 USGS mapBeauford Township on the 1985 USGS map1967Mapleton 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 Beauford Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Beauford Township

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

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Edward A. BurdickBritish minister · b. 1921
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Benjamin Tibbets KemererAmerican Episcopalian bishop · b. 1874
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David M. CareyAmerican politician – Minnesota -- "D.M." Senat… · b. 1889
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Harvey F. ThewAmerican screenwriter · b. 1883
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Morton Dauwen ZabelEducator; Craft and Character · b. 1901
Places that used to be

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

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Beauford
Gone or out of use
Beauford Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Beauford Township
BeaufordOak Hill

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.

Decoria Township1 historic placeB−Lyra TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMapleton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMedo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Beauford Township’s history

What year was Beauford Township founded?

The Beauford Township post office opened in 1867, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 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.