Turtle Lake Township dates to 1904
Most of Turtle Lake Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.
How Turtle Lake Township began
When was Turtle Lake Township founded?
Turtle Lake Township dates its founding to 1904 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1902.
Lost post offices and burying grounds
Another post office, Darling, opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Turtle Lake Township’s history
What year was Turtle Lake Township founded?
In 1904, according to Wikidata. Turtle Lake Township’s post office opened in 1902.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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.