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History · Eldred Township

Eldred Township’s post office opened in 1882

Most of Eldred Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1895 on.

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How Eldred Township began

When was Eldred Township founded?

1882

The Eldred Township post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Eldred (1882) and Embden (1883), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 91144 years
Founding year: the first Eldred Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Eldred 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 Eldred Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1986. Watch Eldred Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Eldred Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eldred Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Eldred Township on the map, 1895 to 1986

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

Eldred Township on the 1895 USGS mapEldred Township on the 1967 USGS mapEldred Township on the 1986 USGS map1895Casselton 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 Eldred Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Eldred
1882–1895
Embden
1883–1969
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Embden
Gone or out of use
Eldridlocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eldred Township
Saint John'sTabor Moravian

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Eldred Township, in brief

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

Eldred Township is a township in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. The southern portion of the census-designated place of Embden is located in Eldred Township.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 106 to 91 (-14%).

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

Timeline

Eldred Township, 1882 to 1969

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Eldred post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Embden post office opens
  4. 1895Post officeThe Eldred post office closes
  5. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1969Post officeThe Embden post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Eldred Township

Nobody well known was born in Eldred Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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T. Keith GlennanNASA administrator · b. 1905
William LangerAmerican politician · b. 1886
Gaylord T. GunhusRetired American Army officer and chaplain · b. 1940
Lynn NelsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1905
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Morgan FordUnited States Judge · b. 1911
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John H. LangAmerican military officer (1899–1970) ; recipie… · b. 1899
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Howes TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClifton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHighland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAliceIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWalburg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Eldred Township’s history

What year was Eldred Township founded?

The Eldred Township post office opened in 1882, 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 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.