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History · North Franklin Township

North Franklin Township’s post office opened in 1873, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1897 on.

1873first post office
0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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How North Franklin Township began

When was North Franklin Township founded?

1873

The North Franklin Township post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 311153 years
Founding year: the first North Franklin Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Franklin 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 writtenNo old photos of North Franklin Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18973 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1985. Watch North Franklin Township change.Old housesHalf of North Franklin Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Franklin Township’s history is told.

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On the map

North Franklin Township on the map, 1897 to 1985

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

North Franklin Township on the 1897 USGS mapNorth Franklin Township on the 1969 USGS mapNorth Franklin Township on the 1985 USGS map1897Red Cloud 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 North Franklin Township.

The story so far

North Franklin Township, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1873. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 405 to 311 (-23%).

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Grant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAntelope TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about North Franklin Township’s history

What year was North Franklin Township founded?

The North Franklin Township post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.