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History · Faxon Township

Faxon Township’s post office opened in 1859, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Faxon Township began

When was Faxon Township founded?

1859

The Faxon Township post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Faxon (1859), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 712167 years
Founding year: the first Faxon Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Faxon Township’s past

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The story so far

Faxon Township, in brief

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Faxon Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 712 at the 2020 census. Faxon Township was organized in 1858, and named for a local pioneer. In the fall of 1862, the women's column of Dakota women, children and elderly camped overnight south of Walkers landing, now Faxon, after having been attacked in Henderson. They were en route from the Lower Sioux Agency to Pike Island at Fort Snelling.

Its first post office opened in 1859. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 701 in 2010, 712 in 2020.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Faxon Township

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Beth RiesgrafAmerican actress · b. 1978
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William James MayoAmerican surgeon · b. 1861
Carol Molnau46th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota · b. 1949
Bob StinsonAmerican guitarist · b. 1959
Don HerbertAmerican television host · b. 1917
Joanne BensonAmerican politician · b. 1943
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

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

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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.

Blakeley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBelle Plaine2 historic placesB−Hancock Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSan Francisco Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJessenland Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Faxon Township’s history

What year was Faxon Township founded?

The Faxon Township post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.