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History · Dexter Township

25% of Dexter Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dexter 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 Dexter Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1986. Watch Dexter Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dexter Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Dexter Township on the map, 1907 to 1986

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

Dexter Township on the 1907 USGS mapDexter Township on the 1964 USGS mapDexter Township on the 1986 USGS map1907Wyndmere 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 Dexter Township.

The story so far

Dexter Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 67 to 83 (+24%).

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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Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Tesch Stripairport
1cemetery inside Dexter Township
Otterburn

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.

Grant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHerman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWyndmere TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty Grove 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.