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History · Toad Hop

23% of Toad Hop’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1941 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Toad Hop’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Toad Hop are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Toad Hop’s homes were built before 1944.
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The story so far

Toad Hop, in brief

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

Toad Hop is an unincorporated census-designated place in Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Toad Hop had a population of 104. It is officially part of West Terre Haute. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 108 to 104 (-4%).

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

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On the map

Toad Hop on the map, 1941 to 1993

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

Toad Hop on the 1941 USGS mapToad Hop on the 1958 USGS mapToad Hop on the 1972 USGS mapToad Hop on the 1986 USGS mapToad Hop on the 1993 USGS map1941Terre Haute 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 Toad Hop.

Famous people

Famous people close to Toad Hop

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

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Theodore DreiserAmerican novelist and journalist · b. 1871
Philip José FarmerAmerican writer · b. 1918
Scatman CrothersAmerican entertainer · b. 1910
Greg BellAmerican long jumper · b. 1930
Mick MarsAmerican guitarist · b. 1951
Hubert DreyfusAmerican philosopher · b. 1929

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.