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History · Poppleton Township

Poppleton Township’s post office opened in 1899, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

1899first post office
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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How Poppleton Township began

When was Poppleton Township founded?

1899

The Poppleton Township post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Poppleton (1899), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 133127 years
Founding year: the first Poppleton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Poppleton 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 Poppleton 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 Poppleton Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Poppleton Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Poppleton Township on the map, 1918 to 1985

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

Poppleton Township on the 1918 USGS mapPoppleton Township on the 1966 USGS mapPoppleton Township on the 1985 USGS map1918Hemmington 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 Poppleton Township.

The story so far

Poppleton Township, in brief

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

Poppleton Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census. Poppleton Township was organized in 1893, and named for the numerous poplar trees within its borders.

Its first post office opened in 1899. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 120 to 133 (+11%).

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

Timeline

Poppleton Township, 1899 to 1918

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1899Post officeThe Poppleton post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1905Post officeThe Poppleton post office closes
  5. 1918On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Another post office, Poppleton, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Gone or out of use
Franklin Schoolschool

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.

Cannon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLancasterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Joseph TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHazelton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGranville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Poppleton Township’s history

What year was Poppleton Township founded?

The Poppleton Township post office opened in 1899, 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 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.