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History · Knox Township

13% of Knox Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
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Where Knox Township’s name came from

How did Knox Township get its name?

Knox Township was named after Knox County, Ohio.

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What stands out about Knox 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 Knox Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Knox Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Knox Township.

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Knox Township was organized in 1839. It was named after Knox County, Ohio.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Knox Township

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

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Wendell Meredith StanleyAmerican biochemist and virologist, winner of t… · b. 1904
Twyla TharpAmerican dancer and choreographer · b. 1941
Kevin A. FordAmerican astronaut · b. 1960
Leon AmesAmerican actor · b. 1902
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Mary MeekerAmerican venture capitalist and securities anal… · b. 1959
Elwood HaynesAmerican inventor · b. 1857
Places that used to be

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

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Ridertown
Gone or out of use
Kesler Fieldairport
1cemetery inside Knox Township
Winters

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.

Penn Township1 historic placeAGreene TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichland Township1 historic placeA+Harrison Township1 historic placeA−Jackson TownshipIts storyB−

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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 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.