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History · Sandoun Township

Sandoun Township’s post office opened in 1892

Most of Sandoun Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975.

1892first post office
0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Quick answers

How Sandoun Township began, and where its name came from

When was Sandoun Township founded?

1892

The Sandoun Township post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Sandoun (1892), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 53134 years

How did Sandoun Township get its name?

Originally named Sandoun for the many sand dunes in the area, it was renamed McLeod for local realtor J. J. McLeod.

Founding year: the first Sandoun Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

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

Sandoun
1892–1905
McLeod
1905–today
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
McLeod

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.

Rosemeade TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOwego TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFreeman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townScoville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Sandoun Township’s history

What year was Sandoun Township founded?

The Sandoun Township post office opened in 1892, 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 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.