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History · Linn Grove

Linn Grove’s post office opened in 1849, and 61% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on.

1849first post office
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61%homes built before 1940
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How Linn Grove began

When was Linn Grove founded?

1849

The Linn Grove post office opened in 1849, the earliest record of the town by name.

177 years
Founding year: the first Linn Grove post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Linn Grove’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 Linn Grove are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Linn Grove’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1849: 177 years of Linn Grove.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Linn Grove’s history is told.

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The story

How Linn Grove came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Linn Grove.

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The first post office at Linn Grove was established as "Linn" in 1848. It is still currently in operation.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Linn Grove, decade by decade

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Hartford Township High School (1963)2022Hartford Township High School (1963)Linn-grove, Indiana2016Linn-grove, Indiana
On the map

Linn Grove on the map in 1962

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Linn Grove.

Linn Grove on the 1962 USGS map1962Linn Grove 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 Linn Grove.

Famous people

Famous people close to Linn Grove

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

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Richard R. Schrock1945-, American chemist · b. 1945
Everett ScottAmerican baseball player · b. 1892
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Jim Paxson, Sr.American basketball player · b. 1932
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Don LashAmerican athlete and politician · b. 1912
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Adam BallingerAmerican/Australian basketball player · b. 1979
Daniel W. WaughAmerican politician · b. 1842

Questions about Linn Grove’s history

What year was Linn Grove founded?

The Linn Grove post office opened in 1849, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (2), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.