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History · Granville Township

Granville Township dates to 1900, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Granville Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Its Register listing is the Granville State Bank.

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How Granville Township began

When was Granville Township founded?

1900

Granville Township dates its founding to 1900 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree).

2020 census: 72126 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
On the National Register

1 historic place in Granville Township

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1977
Granville State Bank
Granville State Bank
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Richardsonian Romanesque1
Granville State BankRichardsonian Romanesque

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rose Hill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHendrickson Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEgg Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorwich TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Granville Township’s history

What year was Granville Township founded?

In 1900, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town.

What is on the National Register in Granville Township?

One place: the Granville State Bank (listed 1977).

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 National Register of Historic Places (1) 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.