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History · Pike Township

54% of Pike Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1916 on.

0on the National Register
54%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pike Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pike Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Pike Township’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19163 editions of the USGS map, 1916 to 1961. Watch Pike Township change.
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The story so far

Pike Township, in brief

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

Pike Township is one of the fourteen townships of Madison County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 545 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 580 to 545 (-6%).

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

On the map

Pike Township on the map, 1916 to 1961

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

Pike Township on the 1916 USGS mapPike Township on the 1944 USGS mapPike Township on the 1961 USGS map1916Milford Center 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 Pike Township.

Timeline

Pike Township, 1830 to 1916

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1830Post officeThe Rosedale post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Post officeThe Rosedale post office closes
  5. 1916On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Pike Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Rosedale-Plain City Road bridge over Little Darby Creek from west2016Rosedale-Plain City Road bridge over Little Darby Cre…Rosedale-Plain City Road bridge over Little Darby Creek from northwest2016Rosedale-Plain City Road bridge over Little Darby Cre…Map of Madison County Ohio Highlighting2015Map of Madison County Ohio HighlightingMap
Famous people

Famous people close to Pike Township

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

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Charles W. FairbanksAmerican politician; Vice President of the Unit… · b. 1852
William B. SaxbeAmerican politician · b. 1916
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James DillionAthletics competitor · b. 1929
Cornelia Cole FairbanksSecond Lady of the United States from 1905 to 1… · b. 1852
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Margo GeerAmerican swimmer · b. 1992
Norton P. ChipmanUnion Army general · b. 1834
Places that used to be

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

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Rosedale
Gone or out of use
Rosedale Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pike Township
Bigelow PioneerGuyPhellis

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.

Goshen Township20 historic placesA+Union Township1 historic placeA+Somerford Township1 historic placeC+Darby Township1 historic placeB

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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.