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Jasonville’s post office opened in 1858, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it

1858first post office
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Jasonville began, and where its name came from

When was Jasonville founded?

1858

The Jasonville post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,983168 years

How did Jasonville get its name?

Jasonville was named for one of its founders, Jason Rogers.

How historic is Jasonville?

B−

More historic than 50% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Jasonville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Jasonville’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Jasonville is more historic than 50% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Jasonville’s overall grade.
Founding era1858, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194034.0% of homes (±7.1) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%ANational RegisterNo listings counted · typical IN town 7.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 50%
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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 Jasonville’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 any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.1 points). 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 Jasonville’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 Jasonville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Jasonville’s homes were built before 1963.
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The story

How Jasonville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Jasonville.

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Jasonville was founded in 1858. It was named for one of its founders, Jason Rogers.

In 1909 an anti-immigrant mob ran Hungarian immigrants out of town, forcing them to leave their belongings behind.

Jasonville is rich in history, including a big fire in 1914, a booming mining community of the past, and the establishment of Shakamak State Park. Jasonville's motto is "Gateway to Shakamak" as Shakamak State Park is only 1 mile from the town.

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Jasonville, decade by decade

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Questions about Jasonville’s history

What year was Jasonville founded?

The Jasonville post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Jasonville rank for history?

Jasonville is more historic than 50% 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 Jasonville?

34% of Jasonville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.1 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1963.

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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 (4), 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.