Most of Bogard Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 6 buildings. Below: maps from 1943 on and the census since 1890.
The Bogard Township post office opened in 1842, the earliest record of the town by name. Three smaller post offices, Bogard (1842), Epsom (1856) and Cornettsville (1878), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 1,693 in 18902020 census: 1,592184 years
How historic is Bogard Township?
B−
More historic than 51% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Bogard Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Bogard Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Bogard Township is more historic than 51% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Bogard Township’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Bogard Township’s 41.9 sits above most of its state (73% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 6 historic buildings outnumber those of 72% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.7 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Bogard Township’s past
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Bogard Township was organized on 9 May 1820. Among its earliest settlers was North Carolina native Elias Myers, who arrived in 1816 and purchased 320 acres (130 ha) of land in the following year. Its namesake was a W. Bogard, who was a victim of an attack by Indians.
The McCall Family Farmstead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Passages that mention Bogard Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana1886 · page 706Read the page →
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This post village of Bogard Township was laid out by John F. Myers and Samuel Cornett in 1875, and has a population of 100, a schoolhouse. postoffice, several stores and a blacksmith shop. Two or three churches are in the immediate neighborhood. The place is nine miles northeast from Washington. It has thirty-seven lots, and is very pleasantly located in an excellent farming section. Among the business men of the place are William R. Baker, general store and postoffice; John N. Killion,
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History of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana1886 · page 610Read the page →
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court house was being built, court was held in the house of Henry Cruse. Barr Township was formed in 1819, with nearly its present boundary. By November 10, 1819, the sale of town lots amounted to $5,741.95. Bogard Township was formed May 9. 1820. It comprised all of Daviess County north of Prairie Creek. Michael Robinson was appointed inspector, and elections were ordered held at his house. David Cowen was census taker of 1820. Richland Township was formed May 9, 1820, and com-
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bogard Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1943Epsom 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 Bogard Township.
On the National Register
1 listing protects 6 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
The Bogard Township post office opened in 1842, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Bogard Township rank for history?
Bogard Township is more historic than 51% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Bogard Township?
One place: the McCall Family Farmstead (listed 2013).
How old are the homes in Bogard Township?
0.0% of Bogard Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.7 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 2004.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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