The story
Read it all →How Fahlun Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Fahlun Township.
Fahlun Township was organized in 1877, and named after Falun, in Sweden.
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History · Fahlun Township
15% of Fahlun Township’s homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1956 on.
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
2famous people
What stands out about Fahlun Township’s past
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Fahlun Township, 1890 to 1956
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1890Born hereHarry Levine Wahlstrand is born here
- 20th century
- 1903Born hereReuben William Felt is born here
- 1956
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Fahlun Township on the map, 1956 to 1982
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fahlun Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1956Atwater sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fahlun Township.
Famous people
See all →2 famous people were born in Fahlun Township
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Places that used to be
Old burying grounds
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fahlun Township
BethesdaOak HillPioneers Union
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.
Kandiyohi Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Lillian TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Elizabeth Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhitefield Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWillmar 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 →
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