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History · Rogers Township

Rogers Township dates to 1897, and 70% of its homes were built before 1940

1897founded
0on the National Register
70%homes built before 1940
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How Rogers Township began

When was Rogers Township founded?

1897

Rogers Township dates its founding to 1897 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 39129 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Barnes County North-North Central Public Schoolschool

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.

Ashtabula Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDazey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRogersIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStewart TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEdna TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSibley Trail Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Rogers Township’s history

What year was Rogers Township founded?

In 1897, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town.

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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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.