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History · Stoney Creek Township

35% of Stoney Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on.

0on the National Register
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Where Stoney Creek Township’s name came from

How did Stoney Creek Township get its name?

Stoney Creek Township was named for the stream which runs through it.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Stoney Creek Township’s past

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The story so far

Stoney Creek Township, in brief

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

Stoney Creek Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 817 and it contained 348 housing units. Stony Creek Township was organized in 1828. It was named for the stream which runs through it.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 817 in 2010, 810 in 2020.

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

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On the map

Stoney Creek Township on the map, 1960 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Stoney Creek Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Stoney Creek Township on the 1960 USGS mapStoney Creek Township on the 1981 USGS map1960Mount Pleasant 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 Stoney Creek Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Stoney Creek Township

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

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Robert IndianaAmerican artist · b. 1928
Kent BensonAmerican basketball player · b. 1954
Richard CraneAmerican actor · b. 1918
Omar BundyUnited States Army general · b. 1861
Zack ThompsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1997
Omer Madison KemAmerican politician · b. 1855
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Starkey's Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Stoney Creek Township
HodsonRogersville

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.

Blue River TownshipIts storyB+Prairie TownshipIts storyC+Union TownshipIts storyBPerry Township1 historic placeB

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.