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History · Marion Township

28% of Marion Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 5 old photos and papers and maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
5old photos & papers
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From Marion Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Marion Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Marion Township, and 5 old place names are still on the map.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hausertown
1838–1907
Patricksburg
1854–today
Denmark
1874–1906
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DenmarkHickory CornerMarion MillsPatricksburgSmithville
8cemeteries and burying grounds inside Marion Township
BurgerCrouseFurry FerryMarionMastReaStephensSteubenville

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

The story so far

Marion Township, in brief

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

Marion Township is one of thirteen townships in Owen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 922 (slightly up from 916 at 2010) and it contained 413 housing units.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 916 in 2010, 922 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Marion Township, 1838 to 1956

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1838Post officeThe Hausertown post office opens
  3. 1854Post officeThe Patricksburg post office opens
  4. 1874Post officeThe Denmark post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1906Post officeThe Denmark post office closes
  7. 1907Post officeThe Hausertown post office closes
  8. 1908In the archiveMarion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss would not permit any photographing. L…
  9. 1922In the archiveMarion, Ind. Clymer Jones
  10. 1930In the archiveTwo African American men, lynched, hanging from tree
  11. 1956On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Marion Township, decade by decade

3 decades in the archive, from the 1900s to the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s–1930s5 items
Marion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss would not permit any photographing. Location: Marion, Indiana1908Marion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss w…Bill, a carrying-in boy, Canton Glass Works1908Bill, a carrying-in boy, Canton Glass Works7 A.M. Boy ("Bill,") carrying milk. In summer he works in the glass factory and keeps two cows too. Location: Marion, I…19087 A.M. Boy ("Bill,") carrying milk. In summer he work…Marion, Ind. Clymer Jones1922Marion, Ind. Clymer JonesTwo African American men, lynched, hanging from tree1930Two African American men, lynched, hanging from tree
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings 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

Marion Township on the map in 1956

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Marion Township.

Marion Township on the 1956 USGS map1956Patricksburg 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 Marion Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Marion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss would not permit any photographing. Location: Marion, Indiana
Retake this viewMarion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here but the boss would not permit any photographing. Location: Marion, Indiana, 1908

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Marion Township’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Marion Township

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

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Jack MercerAmerican voice actor · b. 1910
William S. SadlerPsychiatrist and author · b. 1875
Herbert YardleyAmerican cryptographer · b. 1889
B
Bobby GrimAmerican racing driver · b. 1924
Edwin S. JohnsonAmerican politician · b. 1857
Henry M. MullinnixUnited States admiral · b. 1892
Help out

Finish Marion Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
3 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewMarion Flint Glass Co., Boys work here …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lafayette Township2 historic placesA−Washington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHarrison Township2 historic placesAJefferson TownshipIts storyC+Morgan TownshipIts storyC−

Questions about Marion Township’s history

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Sources

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 the Library of Congress (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.