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History · Harding Township

43% of Harding Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1911 on.

0on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Harding 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 Harding Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Harding Township, in brief

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

Harding Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 726 people in the township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 734 in 2010, 726 in 2020.

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

By decade

Harding Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Grace Bible Fellowship, Harding Township2016Grace Bible Fellowship, Harding TownshipMap of Lucas County Ohio Highlighting Harding Township2015Map of Lucas County Ohio Highlighting Harding TownshipMapHarding Lucas2006Harding Lucas
On the map

Harding Township on the map, 1911 to 1986

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

Harding Township on the 1911 USGS mapHarding Township on the 1986 USGS map1911Swanton 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 Harding Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Harding Township

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

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James W. ForsythUnion Army general · b. 1835
Charles HaubielAmerican composer · b. 1892
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Jim LeylandHall of Fame American baseball player and manag… · b. 1944
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Joseph E. BairdAmerican politician · b. 1865
Henry Ware LawtonUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1843
Jerry GlanvilleAmerican football player and coach · b. 1941
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Gone or out of use
Frogpond SchoolschoolSharples Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Harding Township
Sharples

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.

Spencer TownshipIts storyC+Swanton TownshipIts storyCFulton TownshipIts storyB−

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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 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.