The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Dewald Township.
Dewald Township was organized in 1872, and named for Amos and Hiram Dewald, early settlers.
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History · Dewald Township
Dewald Township’s post office opened in 1872, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1985 on.
1872first post office
0on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Dewald Township began
When was Dewald Township founded?
1872
The Dewald Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Dewald (1872), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 228154 years
Founding year: the first Dewald Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Dewald Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dewald Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Timeline
Dewald Township, 1872 to 1985
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1872Post officeThe Dewald post office opens
- 1876Post officeThe Dewald post office closes
- 20th century
- 1985
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
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Dewald Township on the map in 1985
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dewald Township.
1985Worthington sheet · 1:100,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dewald Township.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Dewald Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices and burying grounds
Another post office, Dewald, opened and closed inside today’s town.
1cemetery inside Dewald Township
Sunset Rest
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.
Worthington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOlney TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRansom TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSummit Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Dewald Township’s history
What year was Dewald Township founded?
The Dewald Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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Sources
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, 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.