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History · Cuba Township

Cuba Township’s post office opened in 1900, and 40% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1897 on.

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How Cuba Township began

When was Cuba Township founded?

1900

The Cuba Township post office opened in 1900, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Cuba (1900), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 69126 years
Founding year: the first Cuba Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Cuba 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 Cuba Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18973 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1986. Watch Cuba Township change.Old housesHalf of Cuba Township’s homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cuba Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Cuba Township on the map, 1897 to 1986

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

Cuba Township on the 1897 USGS mapCuba Township on the 1967 USGS mapCuba Township on the 1986 USGS map1897Tower sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Cuba Township, in brief

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

Cuba Township is a civil township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 89.

Its first post office opened in 1900. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 76 to 69 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Cuba Township, 1897 to 1959

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1897On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900Post officeThe Cuba post office opens
  5. 1959Post officeThe Cuba post office closes
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cuba
1cemetery inside Cuba Township
Prairie Rest

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.

Norma TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpringvale TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlta TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarsh TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Cuba Township’s history

What year was Cuba Township founded?

The Cuba Township post office opened in 1900, 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 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.