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History · Hamilton Township

Half of Hamilton Township’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Hamilton Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1912 on.

0on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Hamilton Township, in brief

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

Hamilton Township is one of the twelve townships of Jackson County, Ohio, United States. At the 2020 census, 545 people lived in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 614 to 545 (-11%).

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

Timeline

Hamilton Township, 1849 to 1912

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1849Post officeThe Mabee post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1904Post officeThe Mabee post office closes
  5. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Hamilton Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
139 near Horton Sisters, Hamilton Township2016139 near Horton Sisters, Hamilton TownshipMap of Jackson County Ohio Highlighting Hamilton Township2015Map of Jackson County Ohio Highlighting Hamilton Town…Map
On the map

Hamilton Township on the map, 1912 to 1961

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

Hamilton Township on the 1912 USGS mapHamilton Township on the 1961 USGS map1912Oak Hill 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 Hamilton Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hamilton Township

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

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Orus JonesAmateur golfer · b. 1867
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Fletcher BentonAmerican artist · b. 1931
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Frank CavettAmerican screenwriter · b. 1905
Jacob E. DavisAmerican politician · b. 1905
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Jay JacksonAmerican game show host · b. 1918
Thomas Albert JenkinsAmerican politician · b. 1880
Places that used to be

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

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Mabee CornerMcCoy
Gone or out of use
Saint Johns Churchchurch
10cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hamilton Township
CanterCanterDeverJackson FurnaceJenkinsMabeeMcCoySaint JohnsSmithStephenson

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.

Madison TownshipIts storyCJefferson TownshipIts storyC+Bloom Township1 historic placeA−Scioto Township2 historic placesB

Questions about Hamilton Township’s history

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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 (2), 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.