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History · Valley Township

Valley Township dates to 1852

Most of Valley Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967.

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How Valley Township began

When was Valley Township founded?

1852

Valley Township dates its founding to 1852 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1853.

2020 census: 275174 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1853.
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Valley
1853–1867
Wady Petra
1871–1910
Stark
1879–1931
Speer
1902–today
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
SpeerStark
Gone or out of use
Baughn SchoolschoolColgan SchoolschoolDewey SchoolschoolFoxx SchoolschoolSheridan SchoolschoolStark SchoolschoolValley Center SchoolschoolValley Grove Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Essex Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPenn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLa Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAkron TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Valley Township’s history

What year was Valley Township founded?

In 1852, according to Wikidata. Valley Township’s post office opened in 1853.

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 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.