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History · Pike Township

Half of Pike Township’s homes were built after 1997

Most of Pike Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pike 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 Pike Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Pike Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pike Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Bear Branch
1849–1937
Beaver Branch
1852–today
Pate
1883–1903
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Bear Branch
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pike Township
Bear Creek CemeteriesCooperMarker - AlthoffPate

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

The story so far

Pike Township, in brief

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

Pike Township is one of four townships in Ohio County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 492 and it contained 200 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 527 to 492 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Pike Township, 1849 to 1937

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1849Post officeThe Bear Branch post office opens
  3. 1852Post officeThe Beaver Branch post office opens
  4. 1883Post officeThe Pate post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903Post officeThe Pate post office closes
  7. 1937Post officeThe Bear Branch post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Pike Township

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

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Ken MaynardAmerican actor and stunt performer · b. 1895
Kermit MaynardActor, stunt performer · b. 1897
Lydia Moss BradleyAmerican philanthropist; founded Bradley Univer… · b. 1816
Edward EgglestonNovelist, historian, clergyman · b. 1837
John D. WorksAmerican judge · b. 1847
Ebenezer DumontUnion Army General · b. 1814
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Caesar Creek Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClay TownshipIts storyB−Cass TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant TownshipIts storyB−Brown Township2 historic placesBUnion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its 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 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.