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History · Belford Township

Belford Township’s post office opened in 1883

Most of Belford Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2000. Below: maps from 1899 on.

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How Belford Township began

When was Belford Township founded?

1883

The Belford Township post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Belford (1883) and Storla (1901), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 69143 years
Founding year: the first Belford Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Belford 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 Belford Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1986. Watch Belford Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Belford Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Belford Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Belford Township on the map, 1899 to 1986

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

Belford Township on the 1899 USGS mapBelford Township on the 1979 USGS mapBelford Township on the 1986 USGS map1899Mitchell 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 Belford Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Belford
1883–1903
Storla
1901–1905
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Storla
1cemetery inside Belford Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Belford Township, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 90 to 69 (-23%).

Timeline

Belford Township, 1883 to 1905

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Belford post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901Post officeThe Storla post office opens
  6. 1903Post officeThe Belford post office closes
  7. 1905Post officeThe Storla post office closes
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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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bristol TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElliott TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPalatine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlaine Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Belford Township’s history

What year was Belford Township founded?

The Belford Township post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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 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.