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History · Aurelius Township

Aurelius Township’s post office opened in 1851, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1903 on.

1851first post office
0on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
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How Aurelius Township began

When was Aurelius Township founded?

1851

The Aurelius Township post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Aurelius (1851) and Elba (1871), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 326175 years
Founding year: the first Aurelius Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Aurelius 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 Aurelius Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19034 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1994. Watch Aurelius Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Aurelius Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Aurelius Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Aurelius Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Aurelius Township on the map, 1903 to 1994

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

Aurelius Township on the 1903 USGS mapAurelius Township on the 1961 USGS mapAurelius Township on the 1972 USGS mapAurelius Township on the 1994 USGS map1903Macksburg sheet · 1:62,500

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Aurelius
1851–1860
Elba
1871–1984
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Elba
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Aurelius Township
AtkinsonHill GroveMacksburgSmith Ridge

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Aurelius Township, in brief

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

Aurelius Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 326 people in the township.

Its first post office opened in 1851. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 422 to 326 (-23%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Aurelius Township, 1851 to 1984

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1851Post officeThe Aurelius post office opens
  3. 1860Post officeThe Aurelius post office closes
  4. 1871Post officeThe Elba post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1984Post officeThe Elba post office closes
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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Jefferson Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJackson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalem TownshipIts storyB

Questions about Aurelius Township’s history

What year was Aurelius Township founded?

The Aurelius Township post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.