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History · Sherbrooke Township

Sherbrooke Township’s post office opened in 1885, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1968 on.

1885first post office
0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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How Sherbrooke Township began

When was Sherbrooke Township founded?

1885

The Sherbrooke Township post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Sherbrooke (1885), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 46141 years
Founding year: the first Sherbrooke Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Sherbrooke 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Sherbrooke Township’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sherbrooke Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story

How Sherbrooke Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Sherbrooke Township.

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Sherbrooke was named after the city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, which itself was named after Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764 – 1830), Governor General of Canada from 1816 to 1818.

The Sherbrooke House Hotel was a prominent fixture in the community. The hotel was purchased in 1893 by Washington Irving Warrey, who served as Steele County judge from 1894 to 1905. Hotel records indicate President William McKinley stayed at the hotel in 1896 during a trip to North Dakota.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Sherbrooke Township, 1885 to 1968

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885Post officeThe Sherbrooke post office opens
  3. 1891Born hereNorman Brunsdale is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1919Post officeThe Sherbrooke post office closes
  6. 1928In the archiveMap showing the plat of
  7. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Sherbrooke Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1920s1 item
Map showing the plat of1928Map showing the plat ofMap
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Sherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North DakotaSherbrooke, North Dakota2009Sherbrooke, North Dakota
On the map

Sherbrooke Township on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

Sherbrooke Township on the 1968 USGS mapSherbrooke Township on the 1985 USGS map1968Sherbrooke 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 Sherbrooke Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Sherbrooke
1cemetery inside Sherbrooke Township
Sherbrooke

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.

Primrose TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEaston TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGolden Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHugo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Sherbrooke Township’s history

What year was Sherbrooke Township founded?

The Sherbrooke Township post office opened in 1885, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.