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Aerial view of Carrollton, Missouri - 9-2-2013Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
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History · Carrollton Township

Carrollton Township dates to 1833, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

4 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 9 old photos and papers, maps from 1951 on, and the census since 1860.

1833founded
4on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
9old photos & papers
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From Carrollton Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Carrollton Township began

When was Carrollton Township founded?

1833

Carrollton Township dates its founding to 1833 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1860.

First census: 738 in 18602020 census: 3,857193 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1834.The full story ↓

What stands out about Carrollton Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Boom and bustPeaked at 4,847 in 1970; 3,514 people lived here in 2020.Deep rootsEstablished in 1833: 193 years of Carrollton Township.Landmarks on the Register4 places on the National Register.Old housesHalf of Carrollton Township’s homes were built before 1962.
★ What stands out · People over time

Carrollton Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,000190019502000Peak: 4,847

Peaked at 4,847 in 1970; 3,514 people lived here in 2020.

17 censuses, 1860–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Carrollton Township’s Wikipedia page.

Timeline

Carrollton Township, 1833 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1833
    FoundingCarrollton Township is established
  3. 1888Post officeThe Standish post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1943In the archiveFarm landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks near Carrollton, M…
  6. 1951On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1955Post officeThe Standish post office closes
  8. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 4,847
On the National Register

4 historic places in Carrollton Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
4
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Carrollton Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Carrollton Township.

Read it all →

Carrollton was established in 1833. It obtained its post office in 1834. Carrollton's growth can be documented through Sanborn maps, several of which are available online.

The Carroll County Court House, Carroll County Sheriff's Quarters and Jail, United States Post Office, and Wilcoxson and Company Bank are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Carrollton Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s9 items
Farm landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks near Carrollton, Missouri1943Farm landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa F…Farm landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks near Carrollton, Missouri1943Farm landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa F…Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. A section gang at work along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Marce…1943Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. A section gang at wo…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. A section gang at work along the Atchison, Topeka…1943Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vici…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. A section gang at work along the Atchison, Topeka…1943Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vici…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. A section gang at work along the Atchison, Topeka…1943Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vici…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. A section gang at work along the Atchison, Topeka…1943Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vici…Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad tracks join those of the Wabash Railroad1943Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. The Atchison, Topeka…Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vicinity), Missouri. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad track…1943Untitled photo, possibly related to: Carrollton (vici…
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today5 recent
Wilcoxson and Company Bank2019Wilcoxson and Company BankU.S. Post Office2019U.S. Post OfficeSheriff's Quarters and Jail2019Sheriff's Quarters and JailAerial view of Carrollton, Missouri - 9-2-20132013Aerial view of Carrollton, Missouri - 9-2-2013Carroll-ch2010Carroll-ch
On the map

Carrollton Township on the map, 1951 to 1978

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

Carrollton Township on the 1951 USGS mapCarrollton Township on the 1978 USGS map1951Standish 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 Carrollton Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Farm landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks near Carrollton, Missouri
Retake this viewFarm landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks near Carrollton, Missouri, 1943

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Carrollton Township’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Standish
Gone or out of use
Center Grove SchoolschoolCottonwood SchoolschoolLiberty SchoolschoolReynolds SchoolschoolWayside SchoolschoolWhippoorwill Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Carrollton Township
Mount ZionSaint MarysWillis Chapel

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Finish Carrollton Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewFarm landscape along the Atchison, Tope…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Trotter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWakenda TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCombs TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVan Horn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Carrollton Township’s history

What year was Carrollton Township founded?

In 1833, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Carrollton Township’s post office opened in 1834, and the census of 1860 counted 738 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (5), the Library of Congress (9), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.