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History · Palmville Township

14% of Palmville Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Palmville 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 Palmville 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 1976. Watch Palmville Township change.Old housesHalf of Palmville Township’s homes were built before 1959.
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On the map

Palmville Township on the map, 1918 to 1976

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

Palmville Township on the 1918 USGS mapPalmville Township on the 1968 USGS mapPalmville Township on the 1976 USGS map1918Garland 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 Palmville Township.

The story so far

Palmville Township, in brief

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

Palmville Township is a township in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 55 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Louis Palm, a Swedish settler.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 39 to 42 (+8%).

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Palmville Township

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

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Garrett HedlundAmerican actor · b. 1984
Neal BrotenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1959
Robert BerglandAmerican politician · b. 1928
Liz AndersonAmerican singer and country music songwriter · b. 1927
Aaron BrotenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1960
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Paul BrotenAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1965
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Moose River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPoplar Grove Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGolden Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrimstad 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.