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History · Gales Township

39% of Gales Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Where Gales Township’s name came from

How did Gales Township get its name?

Gales Township was organized in 1876, and named for A. L. and Solon S. Gale, pioneer settlers.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Amiret TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestline TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJohnsonville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpringdale TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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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