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White Earth, North Dakota 10-18-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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History · White Earth Township

White Earth Township dates to 1888

1888founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How White Earth Township began

When was White Earth Township founded?

1888

White Earth Township dates its founding to 1888 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 82138 years
Founding year: Wikidata.
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
White Earth Oil and Gas Fieldoilfield

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.

Tioga TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSorkness TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhite EarthIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBicker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMyrtle TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about White Earth Township’s history

What year was White Earth Township founded?

In 1888, according to Wikidata.

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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 USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.