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History · Lampton Township

Lampton Township’s post office opened in 1882, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1963 on.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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How Lampton Township began

When was Lampton Township founded?

1882

The Lampton Township post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Lampton (1882), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 93144 years
Founding year: the first Lampton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lampton 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 Lampton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lampton Township’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lampton Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lampton Township, in brief

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

Lampton Township is a township in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 106 to 93 (-12%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Lampton Township, 1882 to 1963

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Lampton post office opens
  3. 1887Post officeThe Lampton post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1963On 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

Lampton Township on the map, 1963 to 1985

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

Lampton Township on the 1963 USGS mapLampton Township on the 1985 USGS map1963Gardar 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 Lampton Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lampton Township

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

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Neil LevangAmerican musician · b. 1932
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Herm WitasekAmerican basketball player · b. 1913
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Kerry
Gone or out of use
EdinburghlocaleLamptonlocale
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lampton Township
CalvaryGarfieldLamptonLangemo PioneerTrinity 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.

Tiber TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGolden TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDundee TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGardar TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKensington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lampton Township’s history

What year was Lampton Township founded?

The Lampton Township post office opened in 1882, 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.