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History · Bartlett Township

Bartlett Township’s post office opened in 1883, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1910.

1883first post office
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Bartlett Township began

When was Bartlett Township founded?

1883

The Bartlett Township post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Bartlett (1883), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 120 in 19102020 census: 99143 years
Founding year: the first Bartlett Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Bartlett 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 Bartlett Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bartlett Township’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bartlett Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Bartlett Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Bartlett Township.

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A post office called Bartlett was established in 1883, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1975. The community was named for Frank Bartlett, the original owner of the town site.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Bartlett Township, 1883 to 1975

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Bartlett post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900Post officeThe Doyon post office opens
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1975Post officeThe Bartlett post office closes
By decade

Bartlett Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Bartlett Township on the map, 1970 to 1993

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

Bartlett Township on the 1970 USGS mapBartlett Township on the 1985 USGS mapBartlett Township on the 1993 USGS map1970Bartlett 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 Bartlett Township.

People over time

Bartlett Township, census by census

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Between 19 and 120 people in every census since 1910.

7 censuses, 1910–1970.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bartlett Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bartlett Township

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

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Harlan HagenAmerican politician · b. 1914
Tammy MillerLieutenant Governor of North Dakota 2023-2024 · b. 1960
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Obert C. TeigenAmerican judge · b. 1908
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Bartlett
1883–1975
Doyon
1900–today
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BartlettDoyon
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Bartlett Township
Bartlett ProtestantBartlett VillageDoyon

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.

Stevens TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIllinois TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLakota TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHope TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Bartlett Township’s history

What year was Bartlett Township founded?

The Bartlett Township post office opened in 1883, 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 Wikimedia Commons (13), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.