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History · German Township

25% of German Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1901 on.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about German Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages4 post offices opened and closed inside today’s German Township, and 6 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of German Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1972. Watch German Township change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Germano
1826–1964
Means
1855–1940
Miller Station
1865–1906
Carman
1896–1911
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
ApexCadiz JunctionCarmanGermanoLiggett CrossingSwanson
Gone or out of use
Carman Post Officepost officeGermano Post Officepost office
8cemeteries and burying grounds inside German Township
Blue RidgeBuffalo HillCannanCenter UnityGermanoSproatTedrowZion

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

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Start German Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how German Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

German Township on the map, 1901 to 1972

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

German Township on the 1901 USGS mapGerman Township on the 1960 USGS mapGerman Township on the 1972 USGS map1901Cadiz 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 German Township.

The story so far

German Township, in brief

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

German Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 702.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 805 to 702 (-13%).

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

Timeline

German Township, 1826 to 1964

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1826Post officeThe Germano post office opens
  3. 1855Post officeThe Means post office opens
  4. 1865Post officeThe Miller Station post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1906Post officeThe Miller Station post office closes
  8. 1940Post officeThe Means post office closes
  9. 1964Post officeThe Germano post office closes
By decade

German Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Red White and Black Barn, German Twp, Harrison Co, Oh2016Red White and Black Barn, German Twp, Harrison Co, OhLog Cabin Quilt on Barn in Harrison County, Ohio2016Log Cabin Quilt on Barn in Harrison County, OhioMap of Harrison County Ohio Highlighting German Township2015Map of Harrison County Ohio Highlighting German Towns…Map
Famous people

Famous people close to German Township

Nobody well known was born in German Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Clark GableAmerican actor · b. 1901
Dean MartinAmerican singer, actor, comedian and film produ… · b. 1917
Edwin M. StantonAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1814
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Charles Dillon PerrineAmerican astronomer · b. 1867
Daniel DiNardoAmerican Roman Catholic cardinal · b. 1949
Charles Stanton OgleActor · b. 1865
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Rumley TownshipIts storyB−Springfield TownshipIts storyBWayne TownshipIts storyCGreen TownshipIts storyBSalem TownshipIts storyC−Loudon Township1 historic placenot 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), 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.