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History · Walker Township

Half of Walker Township’s homes were built after 1996

More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #566 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it

Most of Walker Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1957 on.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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About Walker Township’s history

How historic is Walker Township?

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More historic than 14% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Walker Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Walker Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #566 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 Walker Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19403.7% of homes (±3.6) · typical IN town 14.4% · U.S. 8.4%CNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical IN town 7.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 14%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 5%

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 Walker 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 Walker Township’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 Walker Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages4 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Walker Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Walker Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Oak Grove
1863–1870
Kniman
1888–1936
Asphaltum
1901–1904
Laura
1902–1913
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
AsphaltumKnimanLaura
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Walker Township
Faith LutheranHershmanKniman

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Walker Township, in brief

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

Walker Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,692 (up from 3,663 at 2010) and it contained 1,347 housing units. Walker Township was established in 1851.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,663 in 2010, 3,692 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Walker Township, 1863 to 1957

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1863Post officeThe Oak Grove post office opens
  3. 1870Post officeThe Oak Grove post office closes
  4. 1888Post officeThe Kniman post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1901Post officeThe Asphaltum post office opens
  7. 1904Post officeThe Asphaltum post office closes
  8. 1936Post officeThe Kniman post office closes
  9. 1957On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Walker Township, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Field 21572021Field 2157Field 21562021Field 2156Field 2156-72021Field 2156-7Field 21222021Field 2122Field 21212021Field 2121
On the map

Walker Township on the map, 1957 to 1992

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

Walker Township on the 1957 USGS mapWalker Township on the 1980 USGS mapWalker Township on the 1992 USGS map1957Wheatfield 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 Walker Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Walker Township

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

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Johnny MantzRacecar driver · b. 1918
Geneva MitchellAmerican actress · b. 1905
Steve BuyerAmerican politician · b. 1958
Augustus PhillipsAmerican actor · b. 1874
Charles A. HalleckAmerican politician · b. 1900
Tom HarmonAmerican football player and sportscaster · b. 1919
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Gillam Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarkley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storyDCass TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKankakee TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKeener TownshipIts storyC−Wheatfield TownshipIts storyCRailroad TownshipIts storyC−

Questions about Walker Township’s history

How does Walker Township rank for history?

Walker Township is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #566 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 Walker Township?

4% of Walker 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 1996.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.