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History · Springdale Township

Springdale Township dates to 1860, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1889 on.

1860founded
0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Springdale Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Springdale Township began

When was Springdale Township founded?

1860

Springdale Township dates its founding to 1860 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1879.

2020 census: 669166 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1879.The full story ↓

What stands out about Springdale 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1985. Watch Springdale Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Springdale Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Springdale Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewCovered Bridge, Spanning Stranger Creek…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Springdale Township on the map, 1889 to 1985

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

Springdale Township on the 1889 USGS mapSpringdale Township on the 1893 USGS mapSpringdale Township on the 1971 USGS mapSpringdale Township on the 1985 USGS map1889Caldwell 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 Springdale Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Spring Dell
1879–1880
Ewell
1885–1906
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Ewell
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Springdale Township
AmishSaint JosephsSpring Hill

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

The story

How Springdale Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Springdale Township.

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Springdale was platted in 1860. A post office was established at Springdale in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Springdale Township, 1860 to 1906

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1860
    FoundingSpringdale Township is established
  3. 1879Post officeThe Spring Dell post office opens
  4. 1880Post officeThe Spring Dell post office closes
  5. 1885Post officeThe Ewell post office opens
  6. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 20th century
  8. 1906Post officeThe Ewell post office closes
By decade

Springdale Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Covered Bridge, Spanning Stranger Creek near Highway K-92Date?Covered Bridge, Spanning Stranger Creek near Highway …
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Covered Bridge, Spanning Stranger Creek near Highway K-92
Retake this viewCovered Bridge, Spanning Stranger Creek near Highway K-92

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Springdale Township’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Springdale Township

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

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Harvey H. NiningerAmerican lay scientist · b. 1887
Ernie MaunAmerican baseball player · b. 1901
L
Lloyd BishopAmerican baseball player · b. 1890
Red BerryAmerican professional wrestler, manager · b. 1906
M
Mike CoykendallAmerican audio engineer · b. 1963
Raymond GoertzAmerican roboticist · b. 1915
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Ryan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townConway TownshipIts storyBSumner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCreek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Springdale Township’s history

What year was Springdale Township founded?

In 1860, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Springdale Township’s post office opened in 1879.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 the Library of Congress (1), Wikipedia, 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.