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History · Nickerson Township

Nickerson Township’s post office opened in 1895, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

1895first post office
0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
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How Nickerson Township began

When was Nickerson Township founded?

1895

The Nickerson Township post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Nickerson (1895) and Harlis (1914), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 162131 years
Founding year: the first Nickerson Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Nickerson
1895–1954
Duquette
1905–today
Harlis
1914–1932
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DuquetteHarlisNickerson

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.

Kerrick TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHolyoke TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPark TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNew Dosey Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Nickerson Township’s history

What year was Nickerson Township founded?

The Nickerson Township post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.