Ivanhoe’s post office opened in 1890, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
Most of Ivanhoe was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Its Register listings are the Black River Presbyterian and Ivanhoe Baptist Churches and the Beatty-Corbett House.
How Ivanhoe began
When was Ivanhoe founded?
The Ivanhoe post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.
2 historic places in Ivanhoe
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
All 2 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Ivanhoe’s history
What year was Ivanhoe founded?
The Ivanhoe post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Ivanhoe?
Two places: the Black River Presbyterian and Ivanhoe Baptist Churches (listed 1986) and the Beatty-Corbett House (1986).
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 National Register of Historic Places (2) and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.