Its Register listings are the Veedersburg Clover Leaf Route Depot and the Veedersburg First Christian Church. Below: maps from 1895 on and the census since 1880.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Veedersburg is more historic than 73% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Veedersburg’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 Veedersburg’s 10.1 sits near the middle of its state (63% of Indiana towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.5 points). Two sources give 1871.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Veedersburg’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
Veedersburg is a newer name for the old town of Chambersburg, which was first settled by early inhabitants Jonathan Birch and John Colvert, on the north fork of Coal Creek in the spring of 1823. It was first located in Cain Township, but became part of the newer township of Van Buren in 1841. Veedersburg was founded in 1871. It was named for one of its founders, Peter S. Veeder. Veedersburg was incorporated as a town in 1872.
ing superintendent is James H. Cook. The number of active members connected with the church is twenty-five. Stone Blufi' Station is located on the Chicago & Block Coal railroad, four miles north of Veedersburg. It was laid out in 1873 by George Shanklin, notary public, on land then owned by Howard Crane, Nancy Boord, Samuel Morgan, and John M. Meeker. It supports one store, has a posf office, and a warehouse owned by Samuel Morgan.
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The first pwst-office in the township was located on the Covington and Crawfordsville road, south of the present town of Veedersburg, and was kept by Jacob .Styar. It was first moved east on the same road a short distance and back to the same place, and then to Chambersburg, between the years 1857 and 1861. At its location in the last-named place John Boden was appointed to the oftiee. He was succeeded in lSG-1 by Geoi-ge S. Zook. In 1872 it was moved to Veedersburg and Mr. Zook retained as postmaster.
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
Veedersburg, 1871 to 1958
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1871, according to Wikidata. Veedersburg’s post office opened in 1872, and the census of 1880 counted 536 people here.
How does Veedersburg rank for history?
Veedersburg is more historic than 73% of U.S. towns. 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.
What is on the National Register in Veedersburg?
Two places: the Veedersburg Clover Leaf Route Depot (listed 2020) and the Veedersburg First Christian Church (2025).
How old are the homes in Veedersburg?
37% of Veedersburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.5 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 1949.
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 Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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, Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress) 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.
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