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History · Cromwell Township

24% of Cromwell Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1919 on.

0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cromwell 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 Cromwell Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19193 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1985. Watch Cromwell Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cromwell Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Cromwell Township on the map, 1919 to 1985

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

Cromwell Township on the 1919 USGS mapCromwell Township on the 1966 USGS mapCromwell Township on the 1985 USGS map1919Hawley 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 Cromwell Township.

The story so far

Cromwell Township, in brief

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

Cromwell Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census. Cromwell Township was named for Oliver Cromwell, a 17th-century English military and political leader.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 345 to 388 (+12%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Cromwell Township

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

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Adolph HersethAmerican musician · b. 1921
Gabriel HaugeAmerican economist and businessman · b. 1914
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Lucile BlanchAmerican artist · b. 1895
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Cal LarsonAmerican politician · b. 1930
Keith LangsethAmerican politician · b. 1938
Owen Harding WangensteenSurgeon, university teacher and medical writer · b. 1898
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Highland Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpring Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHawley 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 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.