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History · Spring Lake Township

58% of Spring Lake Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 7 buildings. Below: maps from 1968 on.

1on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Spring Lake Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Spring Lake Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Spring Lake Township, in brief

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

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 290 in 2010, 288 in 2020.

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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On the map

Spring Lake Township on the map, 1968 to 1981

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

Spring Lake Township on the 1968 USGS mapSpring Lake Township on the 1981 USGS map1968Arlington sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Spring Lake Township.

On the National Register

1 listing protects 7 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1986
Stevens Ranch
Stevens Ranch
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Stevens RanchDistrict · listed 1986

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Spring Lake Colony
Gone or out of use
HuffmanlocaleSchool Number 1schoolSchool Number 2schoolSchool Number 3schoolSchool Number 4schoolSchool Number 5schoolSchool Number 6schoolSchool Number 7schoolSchool Number 8schoolSchool Number 9school
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Spring Lake Township
Lake Whitewood LutheranPleasant ViewSaint AndreasSpring Lake CovenantUnited

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.

Denver Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOldham2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhitewood Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBadus Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Sinai TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBaker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Spring Lake Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Spring Lake Township?

One place: the Stevens Ranch (listed 1986).

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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.