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History · Golden Lake Township

Golden Lake Township’s post office opened in 1885, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on.

1885first post office
0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Golden Lake Township began

When was Golden Lake Township founded?

1885

The Golden Lake Township post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Golden Lake (1885), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 75141 years
Founding year: the first Golden Lake Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Golden Lake 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 Golden Lake Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Golden Lake Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Golden Lake Township, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1885. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 59 to 75 (+27%).

Timeline

Golden Lake Township, 1885 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Golden Lake post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1904Post officeThe Golden Lake post office closes
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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

Golden Lake Township on the map, 1970 to 1985

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

Golden Lake Township on the 1970 USGS mapGolden Lake Township on the 1985 USGS map1970Golden Lake 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 Golden Lake Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Interlaken
1cemetery inside Golden Lake Township
Bethany Lutheran

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.

Finley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeaver Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEnger TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSherbrooke TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Golden Lake Township’s history

What year was Golden Lake Township founded?

The Golden Lake Township post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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.