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History · Greene Township

61% of Greene Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1895 on.

0on the National Register
61%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Greene 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 Greene Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18954 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1998. Watch Greene Township change.Old housesHalf of Greene Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Greene Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Greene Township on the map, 1895 to 1998

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

Greene Township on the 1895 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1960 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1986 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1998 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 Greene Township.

The story so far

Greene Township, in brief

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

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 109 in 2010, 110 in 2020.

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Greene Township

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

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T. Keith GlennanNASA administrator · b. 1905
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Ken BartholomewAmerican speed skater · b. 1920
Raymond C. BoyleAmerican actor · b. 1925
Gaylord T. GunhusRetired American Army officer and chaplain · b. 1940
Lynn NelsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1905
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Coburn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShenford 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.