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History · Locust Creek Township

19% of Locust Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register.

2on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Locust Creek Township’s past

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The story

How Locust Creek Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Locust Creek Township.

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When Linn County was organized, the county court divided the territory into three municipal townships. The portion lying between Locust Creek and the main branch of Yellow Creek was designated Locust Creek Township. The area west of Locust Creek became Parson Creek Township, and the remainder was named Yellow Creek Township.

Early voting precincts were established in the newly formed townships. The precinct for Locust Creek Township was set at Barbee’s store.

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On the National Register

2 historic places in Locust Creek Township

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

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Locust Creek Township

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

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John J. PershingUnited States Army general in World War I · b. 1860
J. William FulbrightAmerican politician · b. 1905
Lewis R. FosterScreenwriter, director, producer, television co… · b. 1898
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Doris AkersAmerican music composer, arranger and singer · b. 1923
Don PrattRecipient of the Purple Heart medal · b. 1892
Dorothy C. StrattonProfessor and dean, director of United States C… · b. 1899
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Liberty SchoolschoolOak Grove SchoolschoolWoodview Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Locust Creek Township
DrydenNew Garden

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.

Jefferson Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrantsville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClay TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrookfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJackson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBenton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townYellow 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 →

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