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History · Driscoll Township

Driscoll Township’s post office opened in 1884

Most of Driscoll Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1951 on.

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How Driscoll Township began

When was Driscoll Township founded?

1884

The Driscoll Township post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 150142 years
Founding year: the first Driscoll Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Driscoll 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 story

How Driscoll Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Driscoll Township.

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Driscoll was named for Frederick Driscoll, a newspaper manager.

In June 2015, The Coal Car Diner closed. Three months later in September 2015, the owners of Norm's Grocery, and the cafe announced their retirement. On October 10, an auction was held and all remaining equipment and materials were sold. The grocery store had been a mainstay of the town, being open for 57 years. The towns Post Office was located in a small portion of the grocery store, which was forced to close as well. Donna Meland was postmaster and operated the cafe, while Norm Meland operated the store. Mail has since been changed to rural service.

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On the map

Driscoll Township on the map, 1951 to 1975

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

Driscoll Township on the 1951 USGS mapDriscoll Township on the 1975 USGS map1951Driscoll sheet · 1:62,500

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

Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Driscoll Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Driscoll Township
DriscollGrace Lutheran

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.

Clear Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Hill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSterling TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townThelma TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Driscoll Township’s history

What year was Driscoll Township founded?

The Driscoll Township post office opened in 1884, 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.