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History · Underwood

Underwood’s post office opened in 1893, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1949 on.

1893first post office
0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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How Underwood began

When was Underwood founded?

1893

The Underwood post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name.

133 years
Founding year: the first Underwood post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Underwood’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 Underwood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Underwood’s history is told.

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The story so far

Underwood, in brief

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

Underwood is an unincorporated town in Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. It took its name from the local Underwood family. As a newly established Census-designated place, it does not have data in the 2020 census. The 2022 American Community Survey, estimated a population of around 1,000 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1893.

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

By decade

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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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On the map

Underwood on the map, 1949 to 1983

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

Underwood on the 1949 USGS mapUnderwood on the 1960 USGS mapUnderwood on the 1983 USGS map1949Henryville 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 Underwood.

Famous people

Famous people close to Underwood

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

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Harland SandersAmerican entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded K… · b. 1890
William Hayden EnglishAmerican politician · b. 1822
William E. EnglishAmerican politician · b. 1850
David HoggAmerican politician · b. 1886
Michael ClevelandAmerican musician · b. 1980
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Albert E. WiggamAmerican psychologist and eugenicist · b. 1871

Questions about Underwood’s history

What year was Underwood founded?

The Underwood post office opened in 1893, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.