What drives South Bloomfield Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, South Bloomfield Township is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of South Bloomfield Township’s overall grade.
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 South Bloomfield Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.2 points).
Founding year: our sources. 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 South Bloomfield Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
South Bloomfield Township on the map, 1915 to 1961
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Bloomfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915Fredericktown 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 South Bloomfield Township.
The story so far
South Bloomfield Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of South Bloomfield Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
South Bloomfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,768 people in the township, 121 of whom lived in the village of Sparta.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,752 in 2010, 1,768 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about South Bloomfield Township in 1880
Passages that mention South Bloomfield Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Morrow County and Ohio1880 · page 462Read the page →
Read the text
South Bloomfield Township is one of the finest in Morrow County. In 1848, an event occurred which was bitterly opposed by the citizens. This was the sepai-ation of the township from Knox County by the formation of Morrow County.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
South Bloomfield Township, 1834 to 1915
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Questions about South Bloomfield Township’s history
How does South Bloomfield Township rank for history?
South Bloomfield Township is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns. 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.
How old are the homes in South Bloomfield Township?
14% of South Bloomfield Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.2 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1993.
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 (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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