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History · Walburg Township

46% of Walburg Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1895 on.

0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Walburg Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Walburg Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1986. Watch Walburg Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Walburg Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

Walburg Township on the map, 1895 to 1986

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

Walburg Township on the 1895 USGS mapWalburg Township on the 1967 USGS mapWalburg Township on the 1986 USGS map1895Casselton sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Walburg Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Zion
1890–1895
Chaffee
1894–1966
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Chaffee
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Walburg Township
WatsonZion

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Walburg Township, in brief

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

Walburg Township is a township in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Chaffee is located in Walburg Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 152 to 111 (-27%).

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

Timeline

Walburg Township, 1890 to 1966

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1890Post officeThe Zion post office opens
  3. 1894Post officeThe Chaffee post office opens
  4. 1895Post officeThe Zion post office closes
  5. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1966Post officeThe Chaffee post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Walburg Township

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

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T. Keith GlennanNASA administrator · b. 1905
William LangerAmerican politician · b. 1886
Gaylord T. GunhusRetired American Army officer and chaplain · b. 1940
Lynn NelsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1905
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Morgan FordUnited States Judge · b. 1911
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John H. LangAmerican military officer (1899–1970) ; recipie… · b. 1899
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Maple River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWatson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEldred 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, 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.