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History · Salt Rock Township

33% of Salt Rock Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1960 on.

0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Salt Rock Township’s past

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The story so far

Salt Rock Township, in brief

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

Salt Rock Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 605 people in the township, 373 of whom lived in the village of Morral.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 673 to 605 (-10%).

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

By decade

Salt Rock Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Salt Rock Township soybean fields, south of Morral2015Salt Rock Township soybean fields, south of MorralMap of Marion County Ohio Highlighting2015Map of Marion County Ohio HighlightingMapSalt Rock Marion2006Salt Rock Marion
On the map

Salt Rock Township on the map, 1960 to 1986

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

Salt Rock Township on the 1960 USGS mapSalt Rock Township on the 1970 USGS mapSalt Rock Township on the 1986 USGS map1960Morral sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Salt Rock Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Salt Rock Township

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

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Nate ReinkingBritish-American basketball player · b. 1973
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Gene LogsdonAmerican writer and farmer · b. 1932
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
Carpenters Corners
Gone or out of use
Eagle SchoolschoolHedges SchoolschoolRhoads Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Salt Rock Township
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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.

Grand Prairie Township1 historic placeAPitt TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBig Island TownshipIts storyB−Grand TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarseilles TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.