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History · Richland Township

Richland Township’s post office opened in 1827

Most of Richland Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: old-book passages.

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How Richland Township began

When was Richland Township founded?

1827

The Richland Township post office opened in 1827, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Richland (1827), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 305199 years
Founding year: the first Richland Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Richland 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 Richland Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1827: 199 years of Richland Township.
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The story so far

Richland Township, in brief

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

Richland Township is one of twelve townships in Rush County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 305 and it contained 135 housing units. Richland Township most likely was so named on account of their fertile soil.

Its first post office opened in 1827. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 337 to 305 (-9%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Richland Township in 1888

Passages that mention Richland Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Richland Township.—In 1830, Alexander Fisher taught in a round log schocl house —- used also for a meeting house. This house stood south of Richland at the cross roads west of Commissioner Patton’s. William Morrow also taught here and preached. Benjamin F. Ricker was another teacher in this school.
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Richland Township.—In 1830, Alexander Fisher taught in a round log schocl house —- used also for a meeting house. This house stood south of Richland at the cross roads west of Commissioner Patton’s. William Morrow also taught here and preached. Benjamin F. Ricker was another teacher in this school.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Richland, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Richland
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Richland Township
Little Salt CreekOld Richland MethodistRichland

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Fugit TownshipIts storyC+Posey TownshipIts storyCNoble TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAnderson Township1 historic placeA

Questions about Richland Township’s history

What year was Richland Township founded?

The Richland Township post office opened in 1827, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.