Half of Robinson Township’s homes were built after 1984
More historic than 16% of U.S. towns · #561 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Most of Robinson Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1903 on and the census since 1890.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Robinson Township is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #561 of 593 in Indiana. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Robinson Township’s overall grade.
Indiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Indiana town has 7.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Robinson Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.6 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Robinson Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Blairsville
1838–1902
Parkers Settlement
1851–1902
Lippe
1890–1902
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BlairsvilleLippeParkers SettlementSaint Wendel
Gone or out of use
Oliver Underground Gas Storage Areaoilfield
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Robinson Township
DownenEngleheimKunze
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Robinson Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Robinson Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Robinson Township is one of ten townships in Posey County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,855. Robinson Township was named at an unknown date for Jonathan Robinson, an early settler.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,942 to 3,855 (-2%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Robinson Township in 1882
Passages that mention Robinson Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History and directory of Posey County [Indiana]1882 · page 92Read the page →
Read the text
Win. Moye, when it belonged to Robinson Township. It has several places of business, a church and a school house. The country surrounding the village is picturesque and the soil is quite fertile. The population is about ioo.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
Robinson Township, 1838 to 1903
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Robinson Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1903Patoka sheet · 1:125,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Robinson Township.
People over time
Robinson Township, census by census
Between 1,162 and 3,976 people in every census since 1890.
14 censuses, 1890–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Robinson Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Robinson Township
Nobody well known was born in Robinson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Robinson Township is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #561 of 593 in Indiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Robinson Township?
5% of Robinson Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.6 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1984.
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).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.
