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History · Eglon Township

25% of Eglon Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1985 on.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Eglon 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 Eglon Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Eglon Township, in brief

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

Eglon Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 440 at the 2000 census. Eglon Township was named directly or indirectly after Eglon in ancient Palestine.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 508 to 708 (+39%).

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

By decade

Eglon Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Solem Crossroads2011Solem CrossroadsSolem Cemetery2011Solem CemeterySolem Cemetery - panoramio (1)2011Solem Cemetery - panoramio (1)
On the map

Eglon Township on the map in 1985

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

Eglon Township on the 1985 USGS map1985Fargo sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eglon Township.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eglon Township
Dale CovenantHeglandSolem

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.

Highland Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParke Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHawley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Park TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHawleyIts storyC+Cuba TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCormorant TownshipIts storyC−

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), 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.