On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Coal Creek Township is more historic than 68% of U.S. towns. 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 Coal Creek 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 Coal Creek 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 (±11.8 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 Coal Creek Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coal Creek Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,455 (down from 1,544 at 2010) and it contained 655 housing units. Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,544 to 1,455 (-6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Boston Store
1866–1882
Elmdale
1882–1905
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Elmdale
Gone or out of use
Babcocks AirportairportMeharry AG Service AirportairportTownsend Airportairport
7cemeteries and burying grounds inside Coal Creek Township
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Coal Creek Township.
1962Wingate 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 Coal Creek Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Coal Creek Township
Nobody well known was born in Coal Creek Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Coal Creek Township is more historic than 68% 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.
How old are the homes in Coal Creek Township?
51% of Coal Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±11.8 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1938.
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 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.
