The Havelock Township post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Havelock (1910), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 23116 years
Founding year: the first Havelock Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Havelock Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
In April 1907, the first Moravian settlers arrived to this area in the vicinity of Strehlow, New England P. O., North Dakota. They were visited by Moravian Bishop Karl A. Müller for the first time in the summer of 1908, and four years later, on October 17, 1912, a congregation was organized. Henry R. Heise, who had commenced work among these new settlers as a lay pastor, was ordained by the Moravian Church and formally installed as pastor on April 13, 1913. At this time, there were only 12 communicants and 2 children living in the community. This congregation operated and constituted the bulk of the small community's membership until September 4, 1921. A post office called Havelock was established in 1910, and remained in operation until 1948 The community was named for a railroad promoter.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Havelock Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1953Dickinson sheet · 1:250,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Havelock Township.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Another post office, Havelock, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Havelock
1cemetery inside Havelock Township
Havelock
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.
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 Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
