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History · Island Park Township

46% of Island Park Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on.

0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Island Park 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 Island Park Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Island Park Township’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Island Park Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Island Park Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 262 to 291 (+11%).

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

Island Park Township on the map, 1962 to 1986

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

Island Park Township on the 1962 USGS mapIsland Park Township on the 1986 USGS map1962Lisbon 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 Island Park Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Elliott TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTuller TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBale TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBig Bend Township1 historic placenot 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.