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History · Chain Lakes Township

86% of Chain Lakes Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1957 on.

0on the National Register
86%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Chain Lakes 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 Chain Lakes Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Chain Lakes Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chain Lakes 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 12 to 10 (-17%).

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

Chain Lakes Township on the map, 1957 to 1994

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

Chain Lakes Township on the 1957 USGS mapChain Lakes Township on the 1985 USGS mapChain Lakes Township on the 1994 USGS map1957Churchs Ferry 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 Chain Lakes Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Lac aux Outlet Works Damdam
1cemetery inside Chain Lakes Township
Almlie

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.

De Groat TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCoulee TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMaza TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIrvine 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 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.