The story
Read it all →How Pebble Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Pebble Township.
Pebble was platted in 1870, but the town later fell into terminal decline when the railroad bypassed it.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History · Pebble Township
Pebble Township dates to 1870, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940
1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1966 on.
1870founded
1on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Pebble Township began
When was Pebble Township founded?
1870
Pebble Township dates its founding to 1870 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1868.
2020 census: 418156 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1868.The full story ↓
What stands out about Pebble 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 Pebble Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Pebble Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Pebble Township’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pebble Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Oak Springs
Crowell
Pebble
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Crowell
Gone or out of use
CrowelllocaleCrowell Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pebble Township
ManhattanSaint Leos CatholicScribner Municipal
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Timeline
Pebble Township, 1868 to 1966
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1868Post officeThe Oak Springs post office opens
- 1870FoundingPebble Township is established
- 1872Post officeThe Oak Springs post office closes
- 1872Post officeThe Crowell post office opens
- 1872Post officeThe Pebble post office opens
- 1883Post officeThe Pebble post office closes
- 20th century
- 1924Post officeThe Crowell post office closes
- 1966
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
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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Pebble Township on the map, 1966 to 1986
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pebble Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1966Scribner sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pebble Township.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Pebble Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Pebble Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Cuming TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWebster TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRidgeley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townScribner2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Charles TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSherman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEverett TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Pebble Township’s history
What year was Pebble Township founded?
In 1870, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Pebble Township’s post office opened in 1868.
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Sources
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 Wikipedia, 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.