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History · Point Isabel

Point Isabel’s post office opened in 1859, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on.

1859first post office
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37%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Point Isabel began

When was Point Isabel founded?

1859

The Point Isabel post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 114167 years
Founding year: the first Point Isabel post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Point Isabel’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 Point Isabel are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Point Isabel’s homes were built before 1942.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Point Isabel’s history is told.

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The story so far

Point Isabel, in brief

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

Point Isabel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Green Township, Grant County, Indiana, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Roads 13 and 26. As of the 2020 census, Point Isabel had a population of 114. A post office was established at Point Isabel in 1859, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.

Its first post office opened in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 91 to 114 (+25%).

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

By decade

Point Isabel, decade by decade

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On the map

Point Isabel on the map in 1960

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Point Isabel.

Point Isabel on the 1960 USGS map1960Point Isabel 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 Point Isabel.

Famous people

Famous people close to Point Isabel

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

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Miriam SeegarAmerican actress and interior decorator · b. 1907
Mary Jane WardAmerican writer · b. 1905
Olive RushAmerican artist · b. 1873
Sara SeegarAmerican record actor · b. 1914
Jay StewartAmerican game show announcer · b. 1918
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Mary Eleanor SpearStatistician · b. 1897

Questions about Point Isabel’s history

What year was Point Isabel founded?

The Point Isabel post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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) 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.