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History · Cameron Township

Cameron Township’s post office opened in 1878, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

1878first post office
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Quick answers

How Cameron Township began

When was Cameron Township founded?

1878

The Cameron Township post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Cameron (1878), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 118148 years
Founding year: the first Cameron Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Cameron 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 Cameron Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Cameron Township’s homes were built before 1940.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cameron Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Cameron Township, in brief

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

Cameron Township is a township in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 151 at the 2000 census. Cameron Township was organized in 1878, and named for Charles Cameron Cole, a pioneer settler.

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 137 to 118 (-14%).

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

Timeline

Cameron Township, 1878 to 1967

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Cameron post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe Cameron post office closes
  4. 20th century
  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

Cameron Township on the map in 1967

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cameron Township.

Cameron Township on the 1967 USGS map1967Woodstock 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 Cameron Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Cameron Township

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

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Vin WeberAmerican politician · b. 1952
Todd BoumanAmerican football player · b. 1972
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Trevor WinterAmerican basketball player · b. 1974
Alan RoachAmerican sports announcer · b. 1966
Barney GoltzAmerican politician · b. 1924
Bruce VogelAmerican politician · b. 1958
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

1cemetery inside Cameron Township
Saint John's

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.

Chanarambie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEllsborough TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLowville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Cameron Township’s history

What year was Cameron Township founded?

The Cameron Township post office opened in 1878, 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.