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History · Eagles Nest Township

Half of Eagles Nest Township’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Eagles Nest Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Eagles Nest 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 story so far

Eagles Nest Township, in brief

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

Eagles Nest Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 226 at the 2020 census. State Highway 1 (MN 1) and State Highway 169 (MN 169) serve as the main route in the township. The unincorporated community of McComber is located within Eagles Nest Township. Bear Head Lake State Park is located in the southeast portion of the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 242 to 226 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Eagles Nest Township, 1916 to 1956

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1916Post officeThe McComber post office opens
  3. 1925Post officeThe McComber post office closes
  4. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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

Eagles Nest Township on the map, 1956 to 1986

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

Eagles Nest Township on the 1956 USGS mapEagles Nest Township on the 1969 USGS mapEagles Nest Township on the 1986 USGS map1956Eagles Nest 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 Eagles Nest Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Eagles Nest Township

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

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Jessica BielAmerican actress · b. 1982
Francine YorkAmerican actress, showgirl · b. 1936
Daniel BerriganAmerican Catholic priest, peace activist, and p… · b. 1921
Matt CullenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1976
Robert MondaviAmerican winemaker · b. 1913
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Mike KarakasAmerican ice hockey goaltender · b. 1911
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Eagles NestMcComber
Gone or out of use
McComber Post Officepost officeMcComber Stationlocale

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.

Morse Township2 historic placesA−Breitung Township2 historic placesnot 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, 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.