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History · Glendorado Township

Glendorado Township’s post office opened in 1898, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

1898first post office
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22%homes built before 1940
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How Glendorado Township began

When was Glendorado Township founded?

1898

The Glendorado Township post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Glendorado (1898), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 790128 years
Founding year: the first Glendorado Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Glendorado Township’s past

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The story so far

Glendorado Township, in brief

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

Glendorado is an unincorporated community in Glendorado Township, Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located near the junction of Benton County Roads 9 and 87, Glendorado Road. State Highway 95 (MN 95) is also in the immediate area. Nearby places include Foley, Princeton, and Santiago.

Its first post office opened in 1898. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 762 to 790 (+4%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Glendorado Township

Nobody well known was born in Glendorado Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bob BacklundAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1949
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Rod GramsAmerican politician, television personality and… · b. 1948
Belle BennettAmerican film actress · b. 1891
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T. J. StilesAmerican biographer and historian · b. 1964
Larry BrinkAmerican football player · b. 1923
Charles N. OrrAmerican politician · b. 1877
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Glendorado
Gone or out of use
Glendorado Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Glendorado Township
Glendorado Lutheran ChurchSaint Francis

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.

Santiago TownshipIts storyCGreenbush TownshipIts storyC+St. George Township1 historic placeA−Maywood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Glendorado Township’s history

What year was Glendorado Township founded?

The Glendorado Township post office opened in 1898, 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.