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History · Blue Ridge Township

Half of Blue Ridge Township’s homes were built after 1968

Most of Blue Ridge Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1977 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blue Ridge Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Blue Ridge Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 35 to 31 (-11%).

Timeline

Blue Ridge Township, 1917 to 1977

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1917Post officeThe Appam post office opens
  3. 1972Post officeThe Appam post office closes
  4. 1977On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Blue Ridge Township on the map, 1977 to 1984

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

Blue Ridge Township on the 1977 USGS mapBlue Ridge Township on the 1984 USGS map1977Appam 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 Blue Ridge Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Appam
1cemetery inside Blue Ridge Township
Bethany

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.

Winner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRock Island TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSmoky Butte TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townScorio TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEllisville 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.