Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Little York dates its founding to 1831 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1900.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Little York’s history is told.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological SurveyFrom Wikipedia’s history of Little York.
Little York was laid out and platted in 1831. Some of the early settlers being natives of the state of New York caused the name to be selected.
The Little York post office was in operation beginning in 1837, but now has their mail delivered from Scottsburg, IN. The building where the post office stood burned to the ground after a kitchen fire in the store.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Little York, cut from the printed page as they were published.
WASniNGTOX COUNTY, INDIANA. IO45 Darling and Rachel (Thomas) Davis, both of whom were born near Little York, Washington county. Darling Davis was a merchant of Little York, a business which he followed until his death, in 1867. Rachel Davis, the mother of Mrs. Martin, was the daughter of William Thomas and wife, who lived near Little York.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Little York. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Little York.
Between 132 and 224 people in every census since 1900.
13 censuses, 1900–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Little York’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Little York itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1831, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Little York’s post office opened in 1837, and the census of 1900 counted 224 people here.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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