The story
Read it all →How Gaskill Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Gaskill Township.
Gaskill was founded in 1841, from a portion of Young Township.
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History · Gaskill Township
Gaskill Township dates to 1841, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1850.
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27%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Gaskill Township began, and where its name came from
When was Gaskill Township founded?
1841
Gaskill Township dates its founding to 1841 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1850.
First census: 603 in 18502020 census: 673185 years
How did Gaskill Township get its name?
Gaskill Township was named for Charles C. Gaskill, agent of the Holland Land Company.
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1869. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
What stands out about Gaskill 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 Gaskill Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Gaskill Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Boom and bustPeaked at 912 in 1920; 676 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19067 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1994. Watch Gaskill Township change.
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Start Gaskill Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gaskill 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 and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hudson
Winslow
Bowersville
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BowersvilleFoxburgWinslow
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Gaskill Township
BowersBrooksDavisOld CumberlandPleasant GroveRhoades
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
People over time
Gaskill Township, census by census
Peaked at 912 in 1920; 676 people lived here in 2020.
18 censuses, 1850–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Gaskill Township’s Wikipedia page.
Timeline
Gaskill Township, 1841 to 1929
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1841FoundingGaskill Township is established
- 1869Post officeThe Hudson post office opens
- 1888Post officeThe Hudson post office closes
- 1888Post officeThe Winslow post office opens
- 20th century
- 1903Post officeThe Bowersville post office opens
- 1906
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 912
- 1923Post officeThe Winslow post office closes
- 1929Post officeThe Bowersville post office closes
By decade
Gaskill Township, decade by decade
Today1 recent
2015On the map
Gaskill Township on the map, 1906 to 1994
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Gaskill Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1906Punxsutawney sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Gaskill Township.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Gaskill Township
Nobody well known was born in Gaskill Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Joan ChittisterRoman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academ… · b. 1936
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Gaskill Township’s history
What year was Gaskill Township founded?
In 1841, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Gaskill Township’s post office opened in 1869, and the census of 1850 counted 603 people here.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.