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History · Warrenton Township

46% of Warrenton Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1918 on.

0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Warrenton 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 Warrenton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19183 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1982. Watch Warrenton Township change.Old housesHalf of Warrenton Township’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Warrenton Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Warrenton Township on the map, 1918 to 1982

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

Warrenton Township on the 1918 USGS mapWarrenton Township on the 1955 USGS mapWarrenton Township on the 1982 USGS map1918Warren sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story

How Warrenton Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Warrenton Township.

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Warrenton Township was organized in 1879, and named for Charles H. Warren, a railroad official.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Warrenton Township

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

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Paul NelsonAmerican music critic · b. 1936
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Gerome KamrowskiAmerican artist · b. 1914
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Joseph SteffanAmerican lawyer · b. 1964
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Rufus GilbertAmerican football, basketball, and baseball pla… · b. 1884
Craig SmithBasketball coach · b. 1972
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Emil R. BedardUnited States Marine Corps general · b. 1943
Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
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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.

Warren1 historic placeBBoxville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMcCrea TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMiddle River 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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.