The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Campbell Township.
Edward's Ford Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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History · Campbell Township
1 of Campbell Township’s places is on the National Register
More historic than 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Its Register listing is the Edward's Ford Bridge. Most of Campbell Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1959 on and the census since 1890.
1on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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About Campbell Township’s history
How historic is Campbell Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 30% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Campbell Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Campbell Township is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Campbell Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19402.0% of homes (±3.2) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register1 listing, 8.6 per 10,000 residents · typical IN town 7.9 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 30%
NewerOlder
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 Campbell Township’s 8.6 sits near the middle of its state (60% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.2 points).
Founding year: our sources. 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 Campbell Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Campbell Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Campbell Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.People over time
Campbell Township, census by census
Peaked at 2,919 in 1960; 1,129 people lived here in 2020.
14 censuses, 1890–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Campbell Township’s Wikipedia page.
Timeline
Campbell Township, 1851 to 1960
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1851Post officeThe Butlerville post office opens
- 1858Post officeThe Otter Creek post office opens
- 1861Post officeThe Otter Creek post office closes
- 1861Post officeThe Nebraska post office opens
- 20th century
- 1959
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1960CensusPopulation peaks at 2,919
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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Campbell Township on the map, 1959 to 1980
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Campbell Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1959Holton sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Campbell Township.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Campbell Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1996
Edward's Ford Bridge
Structures
Architectural styles listings
Stone Arch Bridge1
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Campbell Township
Nobody well known was born in Campbell Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Another post office, Otter Creek, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Butlerville
Otter Creek
Nebraska
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
ButlervilleNebraska
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Campbell Township
ButlervilleHopewellOtter CreekSaint BridgetState School
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.
Bigger Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColumbia TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSand Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter Township4 historic placesAShelby Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Campbell Township’s history
How does Campbell Township rank for history?
Campbell Township is more historic than 30% 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 Campbell Township?
One place: the Edward's Ford Bridge (listed 1996).
How old are the homes in Campbell Township?
2% of Campbell Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.2 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1987.
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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).
From 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) 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.