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History · Hickory Grove Township

Hickory Grove Township dates to 1876, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on and the census since 1890.

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How Hickory Grove Township began

When was Hickory Grove Township founded?

1876

Hickory Grove Township dates its founding to 1876 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 962 in 18902020 census: 398150 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1873.

What stands out about Hickory Grove 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 Hickory Grove Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Hickory Grove Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,191 in 1900; 398 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Hickory Grove Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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Start Hickory Grove Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hickory Grove Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Talbot
1873–today
Dunnington
1888–1903
Dunn
1907–1913
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DunnDunningtonHandyTalbot
1cemetery inside Hickory Grove Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

People over time

Hickory Grove Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,191

Peaked at 1,191 in 1900; 398 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story so far

Hickory Grove Township, in brief

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

Hickory Grove Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 398 and it contained 168 housing units. It was organized in March 1876 and named for a grove of hickory trees that grew within its borders in the 19th century.

Hickory Grove Township was established in 1876. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 409 to 398 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Hickory Grove Township, 1873 to 1962

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1873Post officeThe Talbot post office opens
  3. 1876
    FoundingHickory Grove Township is established
  4. 1888Post officeThe Dunnington post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 1,191
  7. 1903Post officeThe Dunnington post office closes
  8. 1907Post officeThe Dunn post office opens
  9. 1913Post officeThe Dunn post office closes
  10. 1962On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Hickory Grove Township on the map, 1962 to 1990

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

Hickory Grove Township on the 1962 USGS mapHickory Grove Township on the 1980 USGS mapHickory Grove Township on the 1990 USGS map1962Boswell 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 Hickory Grove Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hickory Grove Township

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

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Robert KeithAmerican actor · b. 1898
Matilde MoisantAmerican aviator · b. 1878
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Burton Y. BerryAmerican diplomat · b. 1901
Jessie SumnerAmerican politician · b. 1898
William R. WoodAmerican politician · b. 1861
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Jean HixsonAmerican aviator · b. 1922
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Grant TownshipIts storyB−Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParish Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Hickory Grove Township’s history

What year was Hickory Grove Township founded?

In 1876, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hickory Grove Township’s post office opened in 1873, and the census of 1890 counted 962 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.