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History · Bois D'Arc Township

Bois D'Arc Township dates to 1872, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Lewis H. Thomas House. Its Register listing is the Lewis H. Thomas House. Below: maps from 1923 on.

1872founded
1on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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How Bois D'Arc Township began

When was Bois D'Arc Township founded?

1872

Bois D'Arc Township dates its founding to 1872 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1858.

2020 census: 924154 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1858.The full story ↓

What stands out about Bois D'Arc 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 Bois D'Arc Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Bois D'Arc Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bois D'Arc Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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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.

White Oak
1858–1903
Thomasville
1889–1936
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
ThomasvilleWhite Oak
Gone or out of use
Bartlett SchoolschoolCrown Mine Number 1mineFairhope SchoolschoolMurphy SchoolschoolNorth Bois d'Arc SchoolschoolPrairie Union SchoolschoolSouth Bois d'Arc SchoolschoolStar Union SchoolschoolStudebaker Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Bois D'Arc Township
Rovey

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story

How Bois D'Arc Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Bois D'Arc Township.

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The township takes its name from the bois d'arc or hedgeapple, due to local farmer Lewis Thomas having created an early example of a hedgeapple hedge at his farm in the township in 1851. Prior to the adoption of township government, the land in the township was part of the Zanesville Precinct. Montgomery County voters approved township government at the general election on November 5, 1872, and the county's townships were formally organized in 1873.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Bois D'Arc Township, 1858 to 1936

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1858Post officeThe White Oak post office opens
  3. 1872
    FoundingBois D'Arc Township is established
  4. 1889Post officeThe Thomasville post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903Post officeThe White Oak post office closes
  7. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1936Post officeThe Thomasville post office closes
By decade

Bois D'Arc Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Bois D'Arc Township building 2026-06-192026Bois D'Arc Township building 2026-06-19
On the map

Bois D'Arc Township on the map, 1923 to 1998

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

Bois D'Arc Township on the 1923 USGS mapBois D'Arc Township on the 1998 USGS map1923Raymond sheet · 1:62,500

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

On the National Register

1 historic place in Bois D'Arc Township

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1983
Lewis H. Thomas House
Lewis H. Thomas House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Victorian1
All 1 listings
Lewis H. Thomas HouseBuilding · listed 1983

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Bois D'Arc Township

Nobody well known was born in Bois D'Arc Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dutch LeonardAmerican baseball player · b. 1909
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Al UnserBaseball player · b. 1912
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Joe BukantPlayer of American football · b. 1915
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Milt WelchAmerican baseball player · b. 1924
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Edward A. HayesNational Commander of the American Legion, 1933… · b. 1893
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James L. MorisonAmerican football coach
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

King TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPitman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHarvel TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFarmersvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPawnee TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDivernon TownshipIts storyC+Virden Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Bois D'Arc Township’s history

What year was Bois D'Arc Township founded?

In 1872, according to Wikidata. Bois D'Arc Township’s post office opened in 1858.

What is on the National Register in Bois D'Arc Township?

One place: the Lewis H. Thomas House (listed 1983).

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 Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, 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.