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History · Fieldon Township

28% of Fieldon Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fieldon Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Fieldon Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Fieldon Township, in brief

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

Fieldon Township is a township in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 209 in 2010, 207 in 2020.

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

By decade

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On the map

Fieldon Township on the map, 1967 to 1985

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

Fieldon Township on the 1967 USGS mapFieldon Township on the 1985 USGS map1967Lewisville 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 Fieldon Township.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Tenmile Corner
1cemetery inside Fieldon Township
Trinity

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.

Ceresco TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRosendale Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMadelia TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAntrim 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 →

From 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.