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History · McCrea Township

27% of McCrea Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about McCrea 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 McCrea Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19183 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1985. Watch McCrea Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McCrea Township’s history is told.

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On the map

McCrea Township on the map, 1918 to 1985

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

McCrea Township on the 1918 USGS mapMcCrea Township on the 1961 USGS mapMcCrea Township on the 1985 USGS map1918Angus sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of McCrea Township.

The story so far

McCrea Township, in brief

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

McCrea Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 250 at the 2000 census. McCrea Township was organized in 1882, and named for Andrew McCrea, a state legislator.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 241 to 247 (+2%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to McCrea Township

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

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Paul NelsonAmerican music critic · b. 1936
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Gerome KamrowskiAmerican artist · b. 1914
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Joseph SteffanAmerican lawyer · b. 1964
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Rufus GilbertAmerican football, basketball, and baseball pla… · b. 1884
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Emil R. BedardUnited States Marine Corps general · b. 1943
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Warren1 historic placeBComstock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWarrenton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlma TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrislet TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBoxville 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.