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History · Graham Lakes Township

47% of Graham Lakes Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on.

0on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Graham Lakes Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Graham Lakes Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Graham Lakes Township’s homes were built before 1943.
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The story

How Graham Lakes Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Graham Lakes Township.

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In the month of May, 1867, a pioneer named Stephen Muck pushed out into the unsettled Graham Lakes region and squatted on land on the bank of West Graham Lake. When surveyed, this land proved to be on section 22 of Graham Lakes Township. There he built a log structure from timber growing near the lake, the first house of wood in the county. In the fall of 1867, Muck brought his family from Jackson County, Minnesota. He earned his livelihood by trapping for a few years, then turned to farming. He lived continuously on his farm from 1867 until the time of his death in 1897. Stephen Muck was the first permanent resident of Nobles County.

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On the map

Graham Lakes Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

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

Graham Lakes Township on the 1970 USGS mapGraham Lakes Township on the 1985 USGS map1970Fulda 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 Graham Lakes Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Graham Lakes Township

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

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Harold HotellingAmerican statistician and econometrician · b. 1895
Carl StockdaleAmerican actor · b. 1874
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Arvid KramerAmerican basketball player · b. 1956
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Frederick William FrekingCatholic bishop · b. 1913
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Wendell ButcherAmerican football player · b. 1914
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Terri Leo-WilsonAmerican politician · b. 1960
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Ramerth Airportairport
1cemetery inside Graham Lakes Township
Kinbrae

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.

Hersey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSeward TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLa Crosse TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDundee1 historic placenot 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 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.