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History · Roseglen Township

Roseglen Township’s post office opened in 1904

Most of Roseglen Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1956 on.

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How Roseglen Township began

When was Roseglen Township founded?

1904

The Roseglen Township post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 41122 years
Founding year: the first Roseglen Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Roseglen 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 Roseglen Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Roseglen Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Roseglen Township, in brief

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

Roseglen is an unincorporated community in northwestern McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along North Dakota Highway 37 northwest of the city of Washburn, the county seat of McLean County. Its elevation is 2,100 feet (640 m). Roseglen Township is served by the White Shield School District, which operates a K-12 public school program from one campus in Roseglen.

Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 34 to 41 (+21%).

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

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On the map

Roseglen Township on the map in 1956

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Roseglen Township.

Roseglen Township on the 1956 USGS map1956Blackwater Lake 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 Roseglen Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Roseglen Township

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

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Carol JuneauAmerican politician · b. 1945
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Randy HedbergAmerican football player and coach · b. 1954
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Roseglen
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Roseglen Township
Immanuel LutheranRoseglen

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.

Gate TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlackwater TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhite ShieldIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDeepwater TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Roseglen Township’s history

What year was Roseglen Township founded?

The Roseglen Township post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.