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History · Torrey Lake Township

1 of Torrey Lake Township’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Dunlap Methodist Episcopal Church. Most of Torrey Lake Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1949.

1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Torrey Lake Township

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2001
Dunlap Methodist Episcopal Church
Dunlap Methodist Episcopal Church, built 1902
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late Gothic Revival1
All 1 listings
Dunlap Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2001

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Dunlap
1883–1915
Vega
1886–1929
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cedar Grove Colony
Gone or out of use
DunlaplocaleRobin Landing StripairportSmith Creek CreamerylocaleVegalocale
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Torrey Lake Township
Dunlap ChurchGabrielsonLarsonPleasant Grove

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.

Washington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilbur TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townForbes TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGales TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Torrey Lake Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Torrey Lake Township?

One place: the Dunlap Methodist Episcopal Church (listed 2001).

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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 National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.