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History · Elliott Township

29% of Elliott Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Elliott 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 Elliott 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 Elliott Township change.Old housesHalf of Elliott Township’s homes were built before 1946.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elliott Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Elliott Township on the map, 1899 to 1986

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

Elliott Township on the 1899 USGS mapElliott Township on the 1979 USGS mapElliott 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 Elliott Township.

The story so far

Elliott Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 99 to 86 (-13%).

Timeline

Elliott Township, 1886 to 1905

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Amboy post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905Post officeThe Amboy post office closes
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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Gone or out of use
Amboylocale
1cemetery inside Elliott Township
Trinity

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.

Belford TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTwin Lake TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLetcher 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

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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.