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History · Greene Township

58% of Greene Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1890 on.

0on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Greene 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 Greene Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18903 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1985. Watch Greene Township change.Old housesHalf of Greene Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Greene Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Greene Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Greene Township on the map, 1890 to 1985

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

Greene Township on the 1890 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1964 USGS mapGreene Township on the 1985 USGS map1890Wellington 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 Greene Township.

The story so far

Greene Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 75 to 79 (+5%).

Timeline

Greene Township, 1879 to 1902

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879Post officeThe Concord post office opens
  3. 1885Post officeThe Knox post office opens
  4. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1895Post officeThe Knox post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1902Post officeThe Concord 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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Concord
1879–1902
Knox
1885–1895
18701950today
Gone or out of use
ConcordlocaleKnoxlocale
1cemetery inside Greene Township
Jordan

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.

Avon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townValverde TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJackson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGuelph TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.