The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Moe Township.
Moe Township was organized in 1867 and named after a place in Norway.
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History · Moe Township
Moe Township’s post office opened in 1869, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1966 on.
1869first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Moe Township began
When was Moe Township founded?
1869
The Moe Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Moe (1869), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 763157 years
Founding year: the first Moe Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Moe Township’s past
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Moe Township, 1869 to 1966
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Moe Township on the map, 1966 to 1977
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Moe Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1966Brandon sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Moe Township.
Famous people
See all →2 famous people were born in Moe Township
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices and burying grounds
Another post office, Moe, opened and closed inside today’s town.
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Moe Township
East Moe Lutheran ChurcFinnishMoe HeightsSaint Paul'sWest Moe
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.
Questions about Moe Township’s history
What year was Moe Township founded?
The Moe Township post office opened in 1869, 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 Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.