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History · Rich Grove Township

Rich Grove Township’s post office opened in 1858, and 10% of its homes were built before 1940

1858first post office
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How Rich Grove Township began

When was Rich Grove Township founded?

1858

The Rich Grove Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Rich Grove (1858) and Gundrum (1870), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 858168 years
Founding year: the first Rich Grove Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Rich Grove 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 Rich Grove Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Rich Grove Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rich Grove Township’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

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

Rich Grove
1858–1859
Gundrum
1870–1888
Denham
1888–today
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Denham

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

The story so far

Rich Grove Township, in brief

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

Rich Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 858 and it contained 353 housing units. Rich Grove Township was organized in 1854.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 921 to 858 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Rich Grove Township, 1858 to 1888

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1858Post officeThe Rich Grove post office opens
  3. 1859Post officeThe Rich Grove post office closes
  4. 1870Post officeThe Gundrum post office opens
  5. 1888Post officeThe Gundrum post office closes
  6. 1888Post officeThe Denham post office opens
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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 Rich Grove Township

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

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Geneva MitchellAmerican actress · b. 1905
Henry F. SchrickerAmerican politician · b. 1883
Justin HaleyAmerican racing driver · b. 1999
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Stuart GorrellAmerican banker, wrote the lyrics to "Georgia o… · b. 1901
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Douglas GutweinAmerican politician · b. 1948
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John BuchananProfessor of biochemistry at the Massachusetts … · b. 1917
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Franklin Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCass TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWayne Township1 historic placeBJefferson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCalifornia TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about Rich Grove Township’s history

What year was Rich Grove Township founded?

The Rich Grove Township post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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 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.