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History · Alpena Township

Alpena Township dates to 1883

1883founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Alpena Township began

When was Alpena Township founded?

1883

Alpena Township dates its founding to 1883 (Wikidata).

2020 census: 87143 years
Founding year: Wikidata.
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Busse School Number 2schoolEastman School Number 4schoolGerman Lutheran ChurchchurchKneirem School Number 2schoolSchool Number 8school
1cemetery inside Alpena Township
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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.

Warren TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Alpena Township’s history

What year was Alpena Township founded?

In 1883, according to Wikidata.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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