The story
Read it all →How Gorman Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Gorman Township.
Gorman Township was organized in 1873, and named for John O. Gorman, an early settler.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History · Gorman Township
Half of Gorman Township’s homes were built after 1982
Most of Gorman Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1915 on.
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10%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Gorman Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gorman Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Gorman Township, 1883 to 1948
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1883Post officeThe Luce post office opens
- 20th century
- 1915
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1948Post officeThe Luce post office closes
By decade
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Gorman Township on the map, 1915 to 1973
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Gorman Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915Perham 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 Gorman Township.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Gorman Township
Nobody well known was born in Gorman Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Bud TingelstadAmerican racing driver · b. 1928
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Ray TaylorAmerican film director · b. 1888
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Another post office, Luce, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Luce
Gone or out of use
Luce Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside Gorman Township
Gorman Township
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.
Hobart TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPerham TownshipIts storyC+Silver Leaf TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCorliss TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEdna 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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.