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History · Carroll Township

31% of Carroll Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1986 on.

0on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Carroll 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 Carroll Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Carroll Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Carroll Township.

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Carroll Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851. It was also the name of one of the original two townships created in March 1826, the other being called Ripley Township. It was probably named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Carroll, a resident of the area, may have influenced the choice.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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On the map

Carroll Township on the map in 1986

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Carroll Township.

Carroll Township on the 1986 USGS map1986Paris sheet · 1:100,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Carroll Township

Nobody well known was born in Carroll Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Edward Adelbert DoisyAmerican biochemist · b. 1893
Bonner FellersUnited States Army general · b. 1896
Roy Owen WestAmerican politician · b. 1868
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Lee MiglinAmerican real estate developer · b. 1924
William P. HoladayUnited States politician · b. 1882
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Chris WadeAmerican mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1987
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
Maizetown
Gone or out of use
Baum SchoolschoolFayette SchoolschoolFriends ChurchchurchHarrison SchoolschoolSnyder Schoolschool
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carroll Township
LebanonMichaelSanduskyStunkardWeaverWoodlawn

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.

Jamaica TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElwood TownshipIts storyBGeorgetown TownshipIts storyA−Ross TownshipIts storyBSidell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCatlin TownshipIts storyC+

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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 Wikipedia, 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.