The story
Read it all →How Chaseley Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Chaseley Township.
It formerly had a post office, with the ZIP code of 58423. The population was 85 in 1940.
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History · Chaseley Township
Chaseley Township’s post office opened in 1905
Most of Chaseley Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1978 on.
1905first post office
0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Chaseley Township began
When was Chaseley Township founded?
1905
The Chaseley Township post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 46121 years
Founding year: the first Chaseley Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Chaseley Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chaseley Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Chaseley Township on the map, 1978 to 1994
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Chaseley Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1978Chaseley sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Chaseley Township.
Places that used to be
Old corners and burying grounds
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Chaseley
1cemetery inside Chaseley Township
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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.
Bull Moose Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDelger TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSilver Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHaaland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Chaseley Township’s history
What year was Chaseley Township founded?
The Chaseley Township post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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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 Wikipedia, 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.