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History · Split Rock Township

28% of Split Rock Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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Where Split Rock Township’s name came from

How did Split Rock Township get its name?

Split Rock Township took its name from the Split Rock River.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Ronald
1cemetery inside Split Rock Township
Saint Joseph's

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.

Silver TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAutomba TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeaver TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBirch Creek 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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.