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History · Elm River Township

The history of Elm River Township

Below: maps from 1918 on.

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What stands out about Elm River 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 Elm River Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19183 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1984. Watch Elm River Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elm River Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Elm River Township on the map, 1918 to 1984

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

Elm River Township on the 1918 USGS mapElm River Township on the 1963 USGS mapElm River Township on the 1984 USGS map1918Hendrum 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 Elm River Township.

The story so far

Elm River Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 32 to 24 (-25%).

Timeline

Elm River Township, 1880 to 1918

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Quincy post office opens
  3. 1896Post officeThe Quincy post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1918On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Gone or out of use
Quincylocale
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Quincy

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.

Kelso TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHerberg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNoble 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, 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.