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From Wikipedia’s history of Georgetown Township.
The Beard-Kerr Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
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History · Georgetown Township
Georgetown Township’s post office opened in 1837, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 76% of U.S. towns · #255 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Most of Georgetown Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Its Register listings are the Beard-Kerr Farm. Below: maps from 1939 on.
1837first post office
2on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Georgetown Township began
When was Georgetown Township founded?
1837
The Georgetown Township post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Edwardsville (1858) and Duncan (1899), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 11,143189 years
How historic is Georgetown Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 76% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Georgetown Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Georgetown Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Georgetown Township is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns, #255 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Georgetown Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1837, from the first post office: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19405.4% of homes (±2.4) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%CNational Register2 listings, 168 historic buildings, 151 per 10,000 residents · typical IN town 7.9 · U.S. 2.4A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 76%
NewerOlder
Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 57%
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 Georgetown Township’s 151 sits above most of its state (85% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 168 historic buildings outnumber those of 92% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share (±2.4 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Georgetown Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Georgetown Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Georgetown Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of Georgetown Township.
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Start Georgetown Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Georgetown 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.Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Edwardsville
Duncan
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DuncanEdwardsville
1cemetery inside Georgetown Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Timeline
Georgetown Township, 1858 to 1939
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
By decade
Georgetown Township, decade by decade
Today1 recent
2017On the map
Georgetown Township on the map, 1939 to 1980
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Georgetown Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1939Georgetown 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 Georgetown Township.
On the National Register
2 listings protect 168 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
168
each building in a district counts
first listed
2012
Beard-Kerr Farm
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Mid-19th Century1
Greek Revival1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Georgetown Township’s history
What year was Georgetown Township founded?
The Georgetown Township post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Georgetown Township rank for history?
Georgetown Township is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns, #255 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.
What is on the National Register in Georgetown Township?
2 listings: 1 building, among them the Beard-Kerr Farm (listed 2012, the first). 168 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Georgetown Township?
5% of Georgetown Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.4 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1994.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the National Register of Historic Places (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.