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History · Harrison Township

42% of Harrison Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Harrison 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 Harrison Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Harrison Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Harrison Township’s homes were built before 1954.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harrison Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

New Brunswick
1858–1901
Millageville
1874–1875
Milledgeville
1875–1899
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
MilledgevilleNew Brunswick
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Harrison Township
Mount UnionPoplar Grove

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

The story so far

Harrison Township, in brief

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

Harrison Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 704 and it contained 288 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 704 to 725 (+3%).

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

Timeline

Harrison Township, 1858 to 1901

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1858Post officeThe New Brunswick post office opens
  3. 1874Post officeThe Millageville post office opens
  4. 1875Post officeThe Millageville post office closes
  5. 1875Post officeThe Milledgeville post office opens
  6. 1899Post officeThe Milledgeville post office closes
  7. 20th century
  8. 1901Post officeThe New Brunswick post office closes
By decade

Harrison Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Pinnell school2015Pinnell school
Famous people

Famous people close to Harrison Township

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

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Chloé DygertAmerican cyclist · b. 1997
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Howie WilliamsBasketball player · b. 1927
Sylvia LikensAmerican torture and murder victim · b. 1949
Avani GreggAmerican social media personality · b. 2002
Sam ThompsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1860
Rick MountAmerican basketball player · b. 1947
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Center Township6 historic placesAJackson TownshipIts storyBMiddle TownshipIts storyC−Zionsville5 historic placesC+

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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), 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.