West Valley Township’s post office opened in 1884, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940
How West Valley Township began, and where its name came from
When was West Valley Township founded?
The West Valley Township post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, West Valley (1884), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
How did West Valley Township get its name?
West Valley Township was organized in 1884, and named for the valley of the Middle River.
Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds
Another post office, West Valley, opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about West Valley Township’s history
What year was West Valley Township founded?
The West Valley Township post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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.