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History · Parson Creek Township

20% of Parson Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1924 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Parson Creek 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 Parson Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19243 editions of the USGS map, 1924 to 1984. Watch Parson Creek Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Parson Creek Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Parson Creek Township on the map, 1924 to 1984

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

Parson Creek Township on the 1924 USGS mapParson Creek Township on the 1947 USGS mapParson Creek Township on the 1984 USGS map1924Chula 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 Parson Creek Township.

The story so far

Parson Creek Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Parson Creek Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Parson Creek Township is a township in southwestern Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The township is named after the stream called Parson Creek, a tributary of the Grand River.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 856 to 783 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Parson Creek Township, 1875 to 1940

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1875Post officeThe Fountain Grove post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1924On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1940Post officeThe Fountain Grove post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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Famous people

Famous people close to Parson Creek Township

Nobody well known was born in Parson 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
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Paul Carpenter StandleyAmerican botanist · b. 1884
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
Places that used to be

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

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Fountain Grove
Gone or out of use
Center SchoolschoolElk Grove SchoollocalePleasant Valley SchoolschoolTrinity ChurchchurchUnion Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Parson Creek Township
BethelMeadville

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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 townWheeling TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClay TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrand River TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCunningham 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.