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History · Cloverland

Cloverland’s post office opened in 1850

Most of Cloverland was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1953 on.

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How Cloverland began

When was Cloverland founded?

1850

The Cloverland post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

176 years
Founding year: the first Cloverland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Cloverland’s past

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

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The story

How Cloverland came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Cloverland.

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The town was platted in 1834 as a speculative venture by Terre Haute doctor Charles Modesitt. The town grew steadily with several general stores, a carpentry shop, and several other ventures. With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to nearby Brazil, and the town's population dwindled. A post office was established at Cloverland in 1850, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1920. Today, a church, a commercial building, and cluster of houses are all that remain.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Cloverland, decade by decade

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Cloverland Indiana2010Cloverland Indiana
On the map

Cloverland on the map, 1953 to 1962

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

Cloverland on the 1953 USGS mapCloverland on the 1962 USGS map1953Indianapolis sheet · 1:250,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Cloverland

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

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Theodore DreiserAmerican novelist and journalist · b. 1871
Philip José FarmerAmerican writer · b. 1918
Scatman CrothersAmerican entertainer · b. 1910
Greg BellAmerican long jumper · b. 1930
Mick MarsAmerican guitarist · b. 1951
Hubert DreyfusAmerican philosopher · b. 1929
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Posey TownshipIts storyCLost Creek Township2 historic placesB−

Questions about Cloverland’s history

What year was Cloverland founded?

The Cloverland post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.