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History · Jackson Township

60% of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them the Spring Grove Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark, and a historic district with 12 buildings. Below: maps from 1911 on.

1on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Jackson 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 Jackson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Jackson Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19114 editions of the USGS map, 1911 to 1971. Watch Jackson Township change.
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The story so far

Jackson Township, in brief

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

Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 446 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 469 to 446 (-5%).

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

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

Wetsel
1882–1905
Seamersville
1900–1903
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
SeamersvilleWetzel
Gone or out of use
Bastel SchoolschoolBaxter SchoolschoolElm Grove ChurchchurchGrove SchoolschoolMorris SchoolschoolNeedmore ChurchchurchSeamersville Post Officepost officeSpangler SchoolschoolWetsel Post Officepost office

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

Timeline

Jackson Township, 1882 to 2007

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Wetsel post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900Post officeThe Seamersville post office opens
  5. 1903Post officeThe Seamersville post office closes
  6. 1905Post officeThe Wetsel post office closes
  7. 1911On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 21st century
  9. 2007LandmarkSpring Grove Cemetery named a National Historic Landmark
By decade

Jackson Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Former Grace UMC in Jackson Township, farther2015Former Grace UMC in Jackson Township, fartherFormer Grace UMC in Jackson Township, closer2015Former Grace UMC in Jackson Township, closerMap of Van Wert County Ohio Highlighting Jackson Township2015Map of Van Wert County Ohio Highlighting Jackson Town…MapJackson VanWert2006Jackson VanWert
On the map

Jackson Township on the map, 1911 to 1971

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

Jackson Township on the 1911 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1944 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1960 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1971 USGS map1911Delphos 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 Jackson Township.

On the National Register

1 listing protects 12 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmark
1
Spring Grove Cemetery
historic buildings protected
12
each building in a district counts
first listed
1976
Spring Grove Cemetery
Spring Grove Cemetery★
Districts★ landmark

Architectural styles listings

Norman Gothic1
★ Landmark
Spring Grove CemeteryNorman Gothic

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Jackson Township

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

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Neely EdwardsActor · b. 1883
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Leslie PeltierAmerican astronomer · b. 1900
Sabrina ScharfAmerican politician and actress · b. 1943
Kory LichtensteigerAmerican football player · b. 1985
Bill LangeAmerican football offensive lineman · b. 1928
Clara Chipman NewtonAmerican artist · b. 1848
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hoaglin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonterey TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Jackson Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Jackson Township?

One place: the Spring Grove Cemetery (listed 1976).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (4), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.