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History · Fall River Township

Fall River Township dates to 1879, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1938 on and the census since 1880.

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How Fall River Township began

When was Fall River Township founded?

1879

Fall River Township dates its founding to 1879 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 102 in 18802020 census: 328147 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1866.The full story ↓

What stands out about Fall River 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 Fall River Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 454 in 1890; 131 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fall River Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Fall River Township, census by census

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Peaked at 454 in 1890; 131 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story

How Fall River Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fall River Township.

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Fall River was laid out in 1879. It takes its name from the river it is situated on, the Fall River.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Fall River Township, 1879 to 1938

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879
    FoundingFall River Township is established
  3. 1890CensusPopulation peaks at 454
  4. 20th century
  5. 1938On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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

Fall River Township on the map, 1938 to 1975

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

Fall River Township on the 1938 USGS mapFall River Township on the 1942 USGS mapFall River Township on the 1975 USGS map1938Fredonia sheet · 1:62,500

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Forty Four SchoolschoolGardner SchoolschoolGreen Valley SchoolschoolMaple Grove SchoolschoolPleasant Point SchoolschoolSaint Francis ChurchchurchSilver Creek SchoolschoolTen Penny Schoolschool
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fall River Township
ButnerJacksonSaint FrancisWeakley

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.

Center TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVerdigris Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalt Springs TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPainterhood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Fall River Township’s history

What year was Fall River Township founded?

In 1879, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Fall River Township’s post office opened in 1866, and the census of 1880 counted 102 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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.