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History · James River Valley Township

The history of James River Valley Township

Below: maps from 1895 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about James River Valley 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 James River Valley Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18954 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1986. Watch James River Valley Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how James River Valley Township’s history is told.

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On the map

James River Valley Township on the map, 1895 to 1986

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

James River Valley Township on the 1895 USGS mapJames River Valley Township on the 1918 USGS mapJames River Valley Township on the 1952 USGS mapJames River Valley Township on the 1986 USGS map1895Lamoure sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of James River Valley Township.

The story so far

James River Valley Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of James River Valley 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 40 to 32 (-20%).

Timeline

James River Valley Township, 1887 to 1943

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Glover post office opens
  3. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1943Post officeThe Glover post office closes
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Glover
1cemetery inside James River Valley Township
Glover

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.

Clement TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDivide TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWright 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.