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History · Orange Township

Orange Township dates to 1824, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1959 on.

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41%homes built before 1940
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How Orange Township began

When was Orange Township founded?

1824

Orange Township dates its founding to 1824 (Wikipedia’s history).

2020 census: 700202 years
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What stands out about Orange 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 Orange Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Orange Township’s homes were built before 1951.Deep rootsEstablished in 1824: 202 years of Orange Township.
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The story

How Orange Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Orange Township.

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Orange was platted in 1824. It took its name from Orange Township. A post office was established at Orange in 1826, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1908.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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On the map

Orange Township on the map in 1959

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

Orange Township on the 1959 USGS map1959New Salem 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 Orange Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Orange Township

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

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Charles MurrayAmerican film actor of the silent era · b. 1872
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Maurice GeraghtyAmerican screenwriter · b. 1908
Harry L. GordonAmerican politician · b. 1860
Robert B. F. PeirceAmerican politician · b. 1843
Elbert H. HubbardAmerican politician · b. 1849
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Gerald GeraghtyAmerican screenwriter · b. 1906
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Orange Township
BeverHilltopOld Friends ChurchOld OrangeOrange

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.

Noble TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townConnersville Township6 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColumbia TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFairview TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPosey TownshipIts storyC

Questions about Orange Township’s history

What year was Orange Township founded?

In 1824, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town.

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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, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.