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History · Bandon Township

Bandon Township dates to 1871, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

1871founded
0on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
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How Bandon Township began, and where its name came from

When was Bandon Township founded?

1871

Bandon Township dates its founding to 1871 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1881.

2020 census: 132155 years

How did Bandon Township get its name?

Bandon Township was organized in 1871, and named after Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.

Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1881. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

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

Gone or out of use
Zion Lutheran Churchchurch

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.

Wellington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPalmyra TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBirch Cooley Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCamp TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Bandon Township’s history

What year was Bandon Township founded?

In 1871, according to Wikidata. Bandon Township’s post office opened in 1881.

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 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.