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History · Mifflin Township

Mifflin Township dates to 1811, and 3 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 54% of U.S. towns · #606 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Most of Mifflin Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Its Register listings are the Agler-La Follette House. Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1902 on.

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Quick answers

How Mifflin Township began

When was Mifflin Township founded?

1811

Mifflin Township dates its founding to 1811 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1849.

2020 census: 38,368215 years

How historic is Mifflin Township?

B−

More historic than 54% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1849.
History grade

What drives Mifflin Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Mifflin Township is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns, #606 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Mifflin Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1811, from Wikipedia: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19402.4% of homes (±1.1) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register3 listings, 5 historic buildings, 1.3 per 10,000 residents · typical OH town 2.9 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 54%
NewerOlder
Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 39%

Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Mifflin Township’s 1.3 sits near the middle of its state (50% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 5 historic buildings outnumber those of 70% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikipedia alone; no second source gives 1811.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share (±1.1 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: Wikipedia (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Mifflin 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 writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1982. Watch Mifflin Township change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1811: 215 years of Mifflin Township.
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Start Mifflin Township’s collection

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

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On the map

Mifflin Township on the map, 1902 to 1982

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

Mifflin Township on the 1902 USGS mapMifflin Township on the 1955 USGS mapMifflin Township on the 1966 USGS mapMifflin Township on the 1973 USGS mapMifflin Township on the 1982 USGS map1902Westerville 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 Mifflin Township.

Timeline

Mifflin Township, 1811 to 1902

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1811
    FoundingMifflin Township is established
  3. 1824BuiltAgler-La Follette House is built
  4. 1842In the archive1842 Property ownership plat map of Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  5. 1856In the archive1856 Property ownership plat map of Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio
  6. 1861Post officeThe Mifflinville post office opens
  7. 20th century
  8. 1900Post officeThe Mifflinville post office closes
  9. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Mifflin Township, in brief

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

Mifflin Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 38,368 people in the township.

Mifflin Township was established in 1811. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 35,710 to 38,368 (+7%).

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

By decade

Mifflin Township, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1840s to the 1850s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1840s–1850s2 items
1842 Property ownership plat map of Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio18421842 Property ownership plat map of Mifflin Township,…Map1856 Property ownership plat map of Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio18561856 Property ownership plat map of Mifflin Township,…Map
Today5 recent
Mifflin Township Meeting Hall & Offices 12016Mifflin Township Meeting Hall & Offices 1Map of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Mifflin Township2015Map of Franklin County Ohio Highlighting Mifflin Town…MapMcCracken-Sells House2014McCracken-Sells HouseAt Riverside Cemetery2014At Riverside CemeteryAgler-La Follette House2011Agler-La Follette House
On the National Register

3 historic places in Mifflin Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
5
each building in a district counts
first listed
1978
Agler-La Follette House
Agler-La Follette House, built 1824
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Federal1
Agler-La Follette HouseFederal · Built 1824

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Mifflin Township

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

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Simone BilesAmerican artistic gymnast · b. 1997
Maggie GraceAmerican actress · b. 1983
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Josh RadnorAmerican actor, director, producer, and screenw… · b. 1974
R. L. StineAmerican novelist · b. 1943
Warner BaxterAmerican actor · b. 1889
Lois McMaster BujoldAmerican novelist · b. 1949
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Mifflinville
Gone or out of use
Mifflinville Post Officepost office

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.

Gahanna2 historic placesB−Columbus181 historic placesAJefferson TownshipIts storyC−Clinton TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about Mifflin Township’s history

What year was Mifflin Township founded?

In 1811, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Mifflin Township’s post office opened in 1849.

How does Mifflin Township rank for history?

Mifflin Township is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns, #606 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Mifflin Township?

3 listings: 1 building, among them the Agler-La Follette House (listed 1978, the first). 5 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Mifflin Township?

2% of Mifflin Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.1 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1983.

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (7), Wikidata (1), 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.