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History · Whiteford Township

Whiteford Township’s post office opened in 1904, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

1904first post office
0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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How Whiteford Township began

When was Whiteford Township founded?

1904

The Whiteford Township post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Whiteford (1904), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 41122 years
Founding year: the first Whiteford Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Whiteford 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 Whiteford Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19184 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1984. Watch Whiteford Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Whiteford Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Whiteford Township on the map, 1918 to 1984

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

Whiteford Township on the 1918 USGS mapWhiteford Township on the 1943 USGS mapWhiteford Township on the 1962 USGS mapWhiteford Township on the 1984 USGS map1918Rollis 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 Whiteford Township.

The story so far

Whiteford Township, in brief

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

Whiteford Township is in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 38 at the 2000 census. Whiteford Township was organized in 1910.

Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 44 to 41 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Whiteford Township, 1904 to 1918

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1904Post officeThe Whiteford post office opens
  3. 1907Post officeThe Whiteford post office closes
  4. 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

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

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.

Thief Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRollis TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCedar TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoose River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Whiteford Township’s history

What year was Whiteford Township founded?

The Whiteford Township post office opened in 1904, 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 and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.