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History · Devoe Township

Devoe Township’s post office opened in 1883, and 78% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

1883first post office
0on the National Register
78%homes built before 1940
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How Devoe Township began

When was Devoe Township founded?

1883

The Devoe Township post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, De Voe (1883), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 20143 years
Founding year: the first Devoe Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Devoe 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 Devoe 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 1985. Watch Devoe Township change.Old housesHalf of Devoe Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Devoe Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Devoe Township on the map, 1899 to 1985

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

Devoe Township on the 1899 USGS mapDevoe Township on the 1966 USGS mapDevoe Township on the 1985 USGS map1899Northville 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 Devoe Township.

The story so far

Devoe Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Devoe 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 23 to 20 (-13%).

Timeline

Devoe Township, 1883 to 1908

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe De Voe post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1908Post officeThe De Voe 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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, De Voe, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Devoe Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Wesley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenterville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFairview TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMyron TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Devoe Township’s history

What year was Devoe Township founded?

The Devoe 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.