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History · Allen Township

Allen Township dates to 1859, and 58% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1960 on.

1859founded
0on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Allen Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Allen Township began

When was Allen Township founded?

1859

Allen Township dates its founding to 1859 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1855.

2020 census: 642167 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1855.

What stands out about Allen Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Allen Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Allen Township’s homes were built before 1938.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Five Corners
1855–1870
Birmingham
1862–1901
Allen
1869–1880
Wagoner's Station
1872–1882
Wagoner
1882–1921
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BirminghamWagoner
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Allen Township
Five CornersPlainview

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

Help out

Start Allen Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Allen Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewPleasant Township School, Smith & Fergu…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Allen Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allen Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Allen Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 642 (down from 695 at 2010) and it contained 258 housing units.

Allen Township was established in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 695 to 642 (-8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Allen Township, 1855 to 1960

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1855Post officeThe Five Corners post office opens
  3. 1859
    FoundingAllen Township is established
  4. 1862Post officeThe Birmingham post office opens
  5. 1869Post officeThe Allen post office opens
  6. 1870Post officeThe Five Corners post office closes
  7. 1880Post officeThe Allen post office closes
  8. 20th century
  9. 1901Post officeThe Birmingham post office closes
  10. 1960On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Allen Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Pleasant Township School, Smith & Ferguson Roads, Fort WayneDate?Pleasant Township School, Smith & Ferguson Roads, For…
On the map

Allen Township on the map, 1960 to 1992

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

Allen Township on the 1960 USGS mapAllen Township on the 1992 USGS map1960Deedsville sheet · 1:24,000

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

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Pleasant Township School, Smith & Ferguson Roads, Fort Wayne
Retake this viewPleasant Township School, Smith & Ferguson Roads, Fort Wayne

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Allen Township’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Famous people

Famous people close to Allen Township

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

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Nicole AndersonAmerican actress · b. 1990
Elmo LincolnAmerican film actor · b. 1889
Lola LaneAmerican actress · b. 1906
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John ChamberlainAmerican artist · b. 1927
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Gene DeWeeseAmerican writer · b. 1934
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Ruel Vance ChurchillAmerican mathematician · b. 1899
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Union TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty TownshipIts storyB−Perry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHenry Township3 historic placesA+

Questions about Allen Township’s history

What year was Allen Township founded?

In 1859, according to Wikidata. Allen Township’s post office opened in 1855.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Library of Congress (1), 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.