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History · York Township

York Township dates to 1860, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on and the census since 1890.

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How York Township began

When was York Township founded?

1860

York Township dates its founding to 1860 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 625 in 18902020 census: 155166 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1872.

What stands out about York 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 York Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s York Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of York Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how York Township’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Raub, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
RaubSheffYeagers Curve
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside York Township
Blue RidgeFleming

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

The story so far

York Township, in brief

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

York Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 155 and it contained 82 housing units. It was organized in June 1860 and named for the state of New York, the former home of local pioneer John Fleming.

York Township was established in 1860. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 181 to 155 (-14%).

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

Timeline

York Township, 1860 to 1967

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1860
    FoundingYork Township is established
  3. 1872Post officeThe Raub post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1962On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1967Post officeThe Raub post office closes
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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

York Township on the map, 1962 to 1990

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

York Township on the 1962 USGS mapYork Township on the 1979 USGS mapYork Township on the 1984 USGS mapYork Township on the 1990 USGS map1962Earl Park 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 York Township.

People over time

York Township, census by census

01002003004005006007001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 625

Between 155 and 625 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on York Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to York Township

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

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P. C. CastAmerican writer · b. 1960
Robert KeithAmerican actor · b. 1898
George AdeAmerican writer, newspaper columnist and playwr… · b. 1866
Eddie CondonUS musician · b. 1905
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Henry BaconAmerican architect · b. 1866
Rex EverhartAmerican actor, singer · b. 1920
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Richland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParish Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJefferson Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about York Township’s history

What year was York Township founded?

In 1860, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. York Township’s post office opened in 1872, and the census of 1890 counted 625 people here.

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.