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History · Field Township

38% of Field Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1942 on.

0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Field 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 Field Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Field Township’s homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Field Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Field Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Field 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 44 to 28 (-36%).

By decade

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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On the map

Field Township on the map, 1942 to 1963

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

Field Township on the 1942 USGS mapField Township on the 1963 USGS map1942McVille 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 Field Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Melvin Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHamlin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRugh TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLee TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCentral 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.