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History · Indian Creek Township

18% of Indian Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

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

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Indian Creek Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Indian Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Indian Creek Township’s homes were built before 1964.
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The story so far

Indian Creek Township, in brief

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

Indian Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 595 and it contained 368 housing units. Indian Creek Township was organized in 1842, and named after Indian Creek.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 691 to 595 (-14%).

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

Timeline

Indian Creek Township, 1852 to 1962

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1852Post officeThe Pulaski post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1927Post officeThe Pulaski post office closes
  5. 1962On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

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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

Indian Creek Township on the map, 1962 to 1985

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

Indian Creek Township on the 1962 USGS mapIndian Creek Township on the 1979 USGS mapIndian Creek Township on the 1985 USGS map1962Buffalo 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 Indian Creek Township.

People over time

Indian Creek Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,136

Between 595 and 1,136 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Indian Creek Township

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

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Anita AllenAmerican pentathlete · b. 1977
Justin HaleyAmerican racing driver · b. 1999
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Douglas GutweinAmerican politician · b. 1948
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Don HendricksonMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1913
Hal IrelanAmerican baseball player · b. 1890
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John BuchananProfessor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts … · b. 1917
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Pulaski, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Pulaski
Gone or out of use
Allen Airportairport
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Indian Creek Township
HooverIndian CreekSaint JosephsSaint Josephs

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Monroe Township4 historic placesAVan Buren TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeaver TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.