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History · Stony Creek Township

Half of Stony Creek Township’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Stony Creek Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1979 on.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Stony Creek Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 558 to 761 (+36%).

Timeline

Stony Creek Township, 1904 to 1979

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1904Post officeThe Avoca post office opens
  3. 1910Post officeThe Avoca post office closes
  4. 1979On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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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On the map

Stony Creek Township on the map, 1979 to 1983

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

Stony Creek Township on the 1979 USGS mapStony Creek Township on the 1983 USGS map1979Williston SE 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 Stony Creek Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Avoca

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.

Tri TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilliston6 historic placesC+Twelve Mile TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPherrin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilliston TownshipIts storyB−Springbrook 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.