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Sherburne County company history timeline

1857

The first plat to be recorded in the County was the Town of Orono, recorded on June 21st, 1857.

A total of 3 plats were recorded in 1857 – 8 and 58 followed by a 9 year hiatus.

1864

The railroad arrived in Elk River in 1864, but, due to financial problems (“panics”), it took about another decade to reach St Cloud.

1900

By 1900 there were 27 plats recorded: townships, additions to them, and some cemeteries.

1914

Farmers’ Directories- Entries in the 1914 Atlas and Farmers’ Directory, which lists the farmer, location by section and acreage, wife, children, and years of residence in the county.

1969

In 1969, the County’s housing “boom” began with 33 plats filed in 3 years.

1972

It is easy to follow economic recessions and the like by number of plats recorded. It really began in earnest in 1972 with 26 plats, followed by another 16 and 22 respectively over the next 2 years.

1996

The “record setting” years were 1996 with 105 plats.

1998

Nickols started the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Sherburne County, but resigned from his position in November 1998.

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