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History · Bullion Township

21% of Bullion Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1980 on.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bullion Township’s past

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The story so far

Bullion Township, in brief

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Bullion Township is a township in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 28 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Alpha is located within Bullion Township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 28 in 2010, 28 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Bullion Township, 1907 to 1980

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1907Post officeThe Alpha post office opens
  3. 1947Post officeThe Alpha post office closes
  4. 1980On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Bullion Township on the map, 1980 to 1997

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

Bullion Township on the 1980 USGS mapBullion Township on the 1997 USGS map1980Alpha 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 Bullion Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bullion Township

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

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Red HardyAmerican baseball player · b. 1923
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Isidore Charles NolletCanadian politician · b. 1898
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Jack J. PendletonUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1918
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Alpha
1cemetery inside Bullion Township
Alpha

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.

Lone Tree TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGarner 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.