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History · Wayne Township

Half of Wayne Township’s homes were built after 2005

More historic than 17% of U.S. towns · #554 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it

Most of Wayne Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2005. Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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About Wayne Township’s history

How historic is Wayne Township?

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More historic than 17% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Wayne Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Wayne Township is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #554 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 Wayne Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19404.9% of homes (±2.4) · 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 17%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 7%

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 Wayne 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 (±2.4 points) is firm at this size.

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 Wayne 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 Wayne Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Wayne Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Wayne Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wayne 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, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Clarksville
1850–1902
Durbin
1890–1905
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
ClarksvilleDurbin
Gone or out of use
Consolidated SchoolschoolCreekside Farm AirportairportPat Robinson AirportairportPoole AirportairportSchool Number 1schoolSchool Number 11schoolSchool Number 12schoolSchool Number 2schoolSchool Number 3schoolSchool Number 4schoolSchool Number 5schoolSchool Number 6schoolSchool Number 7schoolSchool Number 8schoolSchool Number 9school
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Wayne Township
Fellowship Baptist ChurchPrairie Baptist ChurchSternStony Creek

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

The story so far

Wayne Township, in brief

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

Wayne Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States and serves as one of two townships within Noblesville, Indiana's jurisdiction. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,935. In 2007, Noblesville officially opened one of the largest mixed use developments in the state, called the Noblesville Corporate Campus. A portion of the development is located within the township. When completed, it will include a large industrial/commercial park, several housing developments, hotels, greenspace and a large outdoor shopping center called Hamilton Town Center, being built by the Simon Property Group, headquartered in nearby Indianapolis. Hamilton Southeastern Schools…

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,886 to 10,935 (+39%).

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

Timeline

Wayne Township, 1850 to 1953

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Clarksville post office opens
  3. 1890Post officeThe Durbin post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902Post officeThe Clarksville post office closes
  6. 1905Post officeThe Durbin post office closes
  7. 1953On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

Wayne Township on the map, 1953 to 1988

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

Wayne Township on the 1953 USGS mapWayne Township on the 1969 USGS mapWayne Township on the 1988 USGS map1953Riverwood 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 Wayne Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Wayne Township

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

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Rex StoutAmerican writer · b. 1886
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Cory EdwardsAmerican film director and comedian · b. 1968
Gary BurtonAmerican vibraphonist · b. 1943
Gary HarrisAmerican basketball player · b. 1994
Mack MattinglyAmerican politician · b. 1931
Conor DalyAmerican racing driver · b. 1991
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Noblesville Township15 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStony Creek TownshipIts storyB−Noblesville13 historic placesA−Fall Creek TownshipIts storyDLapelIts storyB−FishersburgIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhite River TownshipIts storyB

Questions about Wayne Township’s history

How does Wayne Township rank for history?

Wayne Township is more historic than 17% of U.S. towns, #554 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 Wayne Township?

5% of Wayne Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.4 points), against a typical 14% for an Indiana town; the median home was built in 2005.

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 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.