Mapleton Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States
Mapleton Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 310 as of the 2000 census.
History
Mapleton Township was organized in 1861, and named from the Maple River.
Mapleton Township was first settled in 1856 and was first known as Sherman Township, named for Isaac sherman, one of the original settlers. The area included the present townships of Sterling, Mapleton, and Danville. School District No. 5 was organized on the same date and covered the same territory. Two years later, in April 1858, present-day Sterling Township was organized under the name of Mapleton but was renamed "Sterling Township" in 1859. With the separation of the two towns, the present names were adopted. The first town meetings of the independent municipalities were held in April 1861.
The public source identifies “Mapleton Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota” as township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mapleton, Township and Blue.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1908070. Authority coordinates are 43.892, -93.954. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000, 1861, 1856 and 1858.
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