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History · Austin Township

The history of Austin Township

Below: maps from 1953 on.

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What stands out about Austin 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 Austin Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Austin Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Austin Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Dymond
1902–1906
Epworth
1906–1942
19001960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Epworth
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Austin Township
BethanyEpworth

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

The story so far

Austin Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 37 to 24 (-35%).

Timeline

Austin Township, 1902 to 1953

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902Post officeThe Dymond post office opens
  3. 1906Post officeThe Dymond post office closes
  4. 1906Post officeThe Epworth post office opens
  5. 1942Post officeThe Epworth post office closes
  6. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

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

Austin Township on the map, 1953 to 1981

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

Austin Township on the 1953 USGS mapAustin Township on the 1974 USGS mapAustin Township on the 1981 USGS map1953Williston sheet · 1:250,000

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Oakland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWayzetta TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSikes TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBurke TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrane Creek 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.