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Englevale, North Dakota 6-12-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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History · Englevale

Englevale’s post office opened in 1883

Below: maps from 1962 on.

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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Englevale began

When was Englevale founded?

1883

The Englevale post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 36143 years
Founding year: the first Englevale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Englevale’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 Englevale came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Englevale.

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The community was initially named Marshall after landowner Marshall T. Davis; it was later renamed for Mathias L. Engel, a promoter for the community. The population was estimated at 200 in 1940.

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Englevale, decade by decade

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On the map

Englevale on the map, 1962 to 1986

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

Englevale on the 1962 USGS mapEnglevale on the 1986 USGS map1962Englevale sheet · 1:24,000

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

Questions about Englevale’s history

What year was Englevale founded?

The Englevale post office opened in 1883, 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 Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.