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History · Ravanna Township

Ravanna Township dates to 1857, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

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21%homes built before 1940
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How Ravanna Township began

When was Ravanna Township founded?

1857

Ravanna Township dates its founding to 1857 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1855.

2020 census: 196169 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1855.
Places that used to be

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

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Sonoma
1855–1858
Ravanna
1858–1975
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Ravanna
Gone or out of use
Central SchoolschoolGreenwood SchoolschoolKeith SchoolschoolPin Oak SchoolschoolShook SchoolschoolSmith SchoolschoolSpencer SchoolschoolSpencer Schoolschool
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ravanna Township
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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.

Morgan Township1 historic placeA−Medicine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSomerset TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMedicine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRavannaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townYork TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ravanna Township’s history

What year was Ravanna Township founded?

In 1857, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Ravanna Township’s post office opened in 1855.

Memory lane

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

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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 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.