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History · St. Thomas Township

St. Thomas Township dates to 1881

Most of St. Thomas Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967.

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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Quick answers

How St. Thomas Township began

When was St. Thomas Township founded?

1881

St. Thomas Township dates its founding to 1881 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1882.

2020 census: 107145 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1882.
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Baltimore
1882–1886
Dimock
1882–1882
Glasston
1886–today
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DimockGlasston
Gone or out of use
Don's Airportairport
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside St. Thomas Township
CalvaryGlasstonSaint JohnsSaint Pauls Lutheran Church

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.

Midland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHamilton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFarmington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLodema TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about St. Thomas Township’s history

What year was St. Thomas Township founded?

In 1881, according to Wikidata. St. Thomas Township’s post office opened in 1882.

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.