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History · Moonshine Township

Half of Moonshine Township’s homes were built after 1970

Most of Moonshine Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Below: maps from 1950 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Moonshine Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Moonshine Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Moonshine Township, in brief

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

Moonshine Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 150 as of the 2000 census. Moonshine Township took its name from Moonshine Lake, a lake which was so named on a night when the Moon shone brightly.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 131 to 85 (-35%).

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

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On the map

Moonshine Township on the map, 1950 to 1985

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

Moonshine Township on the 1950 USGS mapMoonshine Township on the 1974 USGS mapMoonshine Township on the 1985 USGS map1950Graceville 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 Moonshine Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

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School Number 35schoolSchool Number 58schoolSchool Number 61school

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.

Leonardsville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMalta TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGraceville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBaker 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.