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History · Mayland Township

23% of Mayland Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1949 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940

What stands out about Mayland Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mayland Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Mayland Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 70 to 48 (-31%).

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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

Mayland Township on the map, 1949 to 1979

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

Mayland Township on the 1949 USGS mapMayland Township on the 1979 USGS map1949Carpio 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 Mayland Township.

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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.