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History · Brantford Township

Brantford Township’s post office opened in 1871, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

1871first post office
0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
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How Brantford Township began

When was Brantford Township founded?

1871

The Brantford Township post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Brantford (1871) and Caiderhead (1898), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 60155 years
Founding year: the first Brantford Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Brantford 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 Brantford Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18933 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1985. Watch Brantford Township change.Old housesHalf of Brantford Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Brantford Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Brantford Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brantford Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Brantford Township on the map, 1893 to 1985

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

Brantford Township on the 1893 USGS mapBrantford Township on the 1965 USGS mapBrantford Township on the 1985 USGS map1893Washington sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Brantford Township.

The story so far

Brantford Township, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1871. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 76 to 60 (-21%).

Timeline

Brantford Township, 1871 to 1908

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Brantford post office opens
  3. 1893On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1898Post officeThe Caiderhead post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1901Post officeThe Caiderhead post office closes
  7. 1908Post officeThe Brantford post office closes
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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Brantford
1871–1908
Caiderhead
1898–1901
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BrantfordCalderhead
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Brantford Township
BaptistBrantfordCovenantPleasant HillZion Lutheran

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Strawberry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElk Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClifton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Brantford Township’s history

What year was Brantford Township founded?

The Brantford Township post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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). How TownRatings grades history →

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.