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History · Richland Township

Richland Township’s post office opened in 1878, and 49% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on.

1878first post office
0on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
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How Richland Township began

When was Richland Township founded?

1878

The Richland Township post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Richland (1878), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 376148 years
Founding year: the first Richland Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Richland 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 Richland Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Richland Township’s homes were built before 1941.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Richland Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Richland Township, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 416 to 376 (-10%).

Timeline

Richland Township, 1878 to 1962

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Richland post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Post officeThe Richland post office closes
  5. 1962On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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On the map

Richland Township on the map, 1962 to 1985

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

Richland Township on the 1962 USGS mapRichland Township on the 1985 USGS map1962Moland sheet · 1:24,000

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
EpsomRuskin
1cemetery inside Richland Township
Richland

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.

Wheeling Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKenyon Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWalcott TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Richland Township’s history

What year was Richland Township founded?

The Richland Township post office opened in 1878, 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.