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History · Straight River Township

10% of Straight River Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1969 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Straight River 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 Straight River Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Straight River Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Straight River Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Ames
1889–1892
Latona
1895–1909
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Horton
Gone or out of use
Ames Post Officepost officeLatona Post Officepost office
1cemetery inside Straight River Township
Straight River

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Straight River Township, in brief

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

Straight River Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 788 at the 2020 census. This township took its name from the Straight River.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 726 to 788 (+9%).

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

Timeline

Straight River Township, 1889 to 1969

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1889Post officeThe Ames post office opens
  3. 1892Post officeThe Ames post office closes
  4. 1895Post officeThe Latona post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1909Post officeThe Latona post office closes
  7. 1969On 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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On the map

Straight River Township on the map, 1969 to 1986

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

Straight River Township on the 1969 USGS mapStraight River Township on the 1986 USGS map1969Menahga sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Straight River Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Straight River Township

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

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Kenneth ArnoldAmerican aviator and businessman · b. 1915
Aaron PikeAmerican wheelchair racer, biathlete and cross-… · b. 1986
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Don MonsonAmerican basketball coach · b. 1933
Sharon NelsonAmerican politician
McKenna BrandAmerican ice hockey forward · b. 1996
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Tom KadingMember of the North Dakota House of Representat… · b. 1987
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Park Rapids2 historic placesB−Hubbard TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreen Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlueberry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTodd TownshipIts storyC

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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.