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History · Egypt Township

18% of Egypt Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1889 on.

1on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Egypt 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 Egypt Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1982. Watch Egypt Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Egypt Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Egypt Township’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Egypt Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Egypt Township on the map, 1889 to 1982

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

Egypt Township on the 1889 USGS mapEgypt Township on the 1957 USGS mapEgypt Township on the 1978 USGS mapEgypt Township on the 1982 USGS map1889Lexington sheet · 1:125,000

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

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.

Miles Point
1858–1903
Chase
1880–1885
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Miles Point
Gone or out of use
Chase SchoolschoolCherry Valley SchoolschoolDawson SchoolschoolFairview SchoolschoolMarshall SchoolschoolNimrodlocaleNimrod SchoolschoolRolling Green SchoolschoolWetherholt Schoolschool
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Egypt Township
CloudisFairhavenGermanLutheran

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

The story so far

Egypt Township, in brief

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

Egypt Township is a township in Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 783 at the 2020 census. Egypt Township was named after the country of Egypt.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 878 to 783 (-11%).

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

Timeline

Egypt Township, 1858 to 1903

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1858Post officeThe Miles Point post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe Chase post office opens
  4. 1885Post officeThe Chase post office closes
  5. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1903Post officeThe Miles Point post office closes
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Egypt Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Egypt Township

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

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Erle C. KentonFilm director · b. 1896
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Randall GarrettAmerican writer · b. 1927
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Carl W. StallingAmerican composer, voice actor, and arranger · b. 1891
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Zach GarrettAmerican archer · b. 1995
Ike SkeltonAmerican politician · b. 1931
George CreelAmerican journalist · b. 1876
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMoss Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSugartree 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, 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.