The story
Read it all →How Carr Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Carr Township.
Carr Township was organized in 1854. It was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History · Carr Township
Half of Carr Township’s homes were built after 2004
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #571 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Most of Carr Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1938 on.
0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
Where Carr Township’s name came from
How did Carr Township get its name?
Carr Township was named for General John Carr, a pioneer settler.
How historic is Carr Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 14% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Carr Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Carr Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #571 of 593 in Indiana. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Carr Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19403.5% of homes (±3.2) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical IN town 7.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 14%
NewerOlder
Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 4%
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 Carr Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% 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 Carr Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Bennettsville
Broom Hill
Muddy Fork
Carwood
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BennettsvilleBroom HillCarwoodWilson
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carr Township
AllenHickory GroveMiller
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
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Start Carr Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carr Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Timeline
Carr Township, 1847 to 1938
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1847Post officeThe Bennettsville post office opens
- 1855Post officeThe Broom Hill post office opens
- 1857Post officeThe Broom Hill post office closes
- 1858Post officeThe Muddy Fork post office opens
- 20th century
- 1902Post officeThe Muddy Fork post office closes
- 1924Post officeThe Bennettsville post office closes
- 1938
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
Carr Township, decade by decade
Today1 recent
2020On the map
Carr Township on the map, 1938 to 1980
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Carr Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1938Speed 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 Carr Township.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Carr Township
Nobody well known was born in Carr Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Harland SandersAmerican entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded K… · b. 1890D
Donna SchaibleyAmerican politician from Indiana · b. 1953E
Eugene Gano HayAmerican politician and lawyer · b. 1853G
Gerry HuthAmerican football player · b. 1933D
Darrell BashamRacecar driver · b. 1949J
John MintaAmerican politician · b. 1941Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Carr Township’s history
How does Carr Township rank for history?
Carr Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #571 of 593 in Indiana. 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.
How old are the homes in Carr Township?
4% of Carr 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 2004.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, 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.