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History · Crittenden Township

49% of Crittenden Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Crittenden 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 Crittenden Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Crittenden Township’s homes were built before 1943.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crittenden Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story

How Crittenden Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Crittenden Township.

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Crittenden Township formed from part of Philo Township on an unknown date.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Crittenden Township on the map, 1956 to 1982

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

Crittenden Township on the 1956 USGS mapCrittenden Township on the 1982 USGS map1956Villa Grove 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 Crittenden Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Crittenden Township

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

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Brian CardinalAmerican basketball player · b. 1977
George Washington BurrAmerican general · b. 1865
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Rocky RyanAmerican-football player · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Bongard
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Crittenden Township
JesseeSaint JosephSaint Marys

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.

Pesotum Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRaymond TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCamargo Township1 historic placeAPhilo TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Crittenden Township’s history

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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.