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History · Clinton Township

52% of Clinton Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 20 old photos and papers, maps from 1959 on, and the census since 1890.

0on the National Register
52%homes built before 1940
20old photos & papers
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From Clinton Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Clinton Township’s past

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

A town in old photos20 old photos, postcards and papers.Old housesHalf of Clinton Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Clinton Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
★ What stands out · By decade

Clinton Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s20 items
Bowling. Clinton, Indiana1940Bowling. Clinton, IndianaDiner. Clinton, Indiana1940Diner. Clinton, IndianaGirl bowling. Clinton, Indiana1940Girl bowling. Clinton, IndianaBowling alley. Clinton, Indiana1940Bowling alley. Clinton, IndianaPlaying pool. Clinton, Indiana1940Playing pool. Clinton, IndianaTruck driver in diner. Clinton, Indiana1940Truck driver in diner. Clinton, IndianaGroup at pinball machine. Clinton, Indiana1940Group at pinball machine. Clinton, IndianaChoosing ball. Bowling alley1940Choosing ball. Bowling alleyKeeping score. Bowling alley1940Keeping score. Bowling alleyGirl in bowling alley. Clinton, Indiana1940Girl in bowling alley. Clinton, IndianaBoys in pool parlor. Clinton, Indiana1940Boys in pool parlor. Clinton, IndianaPin boy in bowling alley. Clinton, Indiana1940Pin boy in bowling alley. Clinton, IndianaWatching the game. Bowling alley1940Watching the game. Bowling alleyHigh school students playing pool. Clinton, Indiana1940High school students playing pool. Clinton, IndianaUntitled photo, possibly related to: Bowling. Clinton, Indiana1940Untitled photo, possibly related to: Bowling. Clinton…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Girl bowling. Clinton, Indiana1940Untitled photo, possibly related to: Girl bowling. Cl…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Bowling alley. Clinton, Indiana1940Untitled photo, possibly related to: Bowling alley. C…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Girl in bowling alley. Clinton, Indiana1940Untitled photo, possibly related to: Girl in bowling …Untitled photo, possibly related to: Keeping score. Bowling alley1940Untitled photo, possibly related to: Keeping score. B…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pin boy in bowling alley. Clinton, Indiana1940Untitled photo, possibly related to: Pin boy in bowli…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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The story so far

Clinton Township, in brief

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

Clinton Township is one of nine townships in Decatur County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 523 (up from 513 at 2010) and it contained 191 housing units.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 513 in 2010, 523 in 2020.

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Spring Hill
1827–1901
Sandusky
1882–1905
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
SanduskySpringhill
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Clinton Township
ButcherMcLaughlinSwails

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

Timeline

Clinton Township, 1827 to 1959

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1827Post officeThe Spring Hill post office opens
  3. 1882Post officeThe Sandusky post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901Post officeThe Spring Hill post office closes
  6. 1905Post officeThe Sandusky post office closes
  7. 1940In the archiveBowling. Clinton, Indiana
  8. 1959On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
On the map

Clinton Township on the map, 1959 to 1988

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

Clinton Township on the 1959 USGS mapClinton Township on the 1988 USGS map1959Milroy 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 Clinton 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.

Bowling. Clinton, Indiana
Retake this viewBowling. Clinton, Indiana, 1940

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

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People over time

Clinton Township, census by census

01002003004005006007001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 699

Between 473 and 699 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Clinton Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Clinton Township

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

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Rose McConnell LongAmerican politician · b. 1892
Carl G. FisherAmerican entrepreneur · b. 1874
Alex MeyerAmerican baseball player · b. 1990
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Boyd E. HaleyAmerican chemist · b. 1940
Bryant McIntoshAmerican basketball player · b. 1994
Henry F. LawrenceAmerican politician · b. 1868
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Finish Clinton Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewBowling. Clinton, Indiana: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Adams TownshipIts storyBAnderson Township1 historic placeAFugit TownshipIts storyC+Washington Township8 historic placesA

Questions about Clinton Township’s history

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 (20), 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.