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History · Sentinel Township

The history of Sentinel Township

Below: maps from 1979 on.

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What stands out about Sentinel Township’s past

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The story so far

Sentinel Township, in brief

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

Sentinel Township is a township in Golden Valley County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 65 at the 2020 census. Sentinel Township gets its name from Sentinel Butte, a city which the township surrounds.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 50 to 65 (+30%).

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

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On the map

Sentinel Township on the map, 1979 to 1997

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

Sentinel Township on the 1979 USGS mapSentinel Township on the 1980 USGS mapSentinel Township on the 1997 USGS map1979Buffalo Gap Campground 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 Sentinel Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sentinel Township

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

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Isidore Charles NolletCanadian politician · b. 1898
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Jack J. PendletonUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1918
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
De MoresRider
Gone or out of use
Square Butte Oil Fieldoilfield
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Sentinel Township
Saint MichaelsSentinel Butte

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.

Beach TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDelhi TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGarner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.