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History · Dry Fork Township

The history of Dry Fork Township

Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dry Fork Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dry Fork Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Dry Fork Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dry Fork 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 42 to 50 (+19%).

By decade

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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

Dry Fork Township on the map, 1953 to 1974

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

Dry Fork Township on the 1953 USGS mapDry Fork Township on the 1965 USGS mapDry Fork Township on the 1974 USGS map1953Williston sheet · 1:250,000

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Grinnells LandinglocaleHofflund Gas and Oil Fieldoilfield
1cemetery inside Dry Fork Township
Bethany

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.

Elm Tree TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Valley 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.