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History · Tod Township

41% of Tod Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1906 on.

0on the National Register
41%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Tod 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 Tod Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19063 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1973. Watch Tod Township change.Old housesHalf of Tod Township’s homes were built before 1951.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tod Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Tod Township on the map, 1906 to 1973

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

Tod Township on the 1906 USGS mapTod Township on the 1960 USGS mapTod Township on the 1973 USGS map1906Sycamore 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 Tod Township.

The story so far

Tod Township, in brief

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

Tod Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 627.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 677 to 627 (-7%).

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

By decade

Tod Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Map of Crawford County Ohio Highlighting Tod Township2015Map of Crawford County Ohio Highlighting Tod TownshipMapTod Township, Crawford County, Ohio2007Tod Township, Crawford County, OhioOHMap-doton-Oceola2007OHMap-doton-OceolaTod Crawford2006Tod Crawford
Famous people

Famous people close to Tod Township

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

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Nate ReinkingBritish-American basketball player · b. 1973
Carl KarcherAmerican businessman · b. 1917
Edwina DummCartoonist · b. 1893
Ed HahnAmerican baseball player · b. 1875
Joanne PassetAmerican historian, librarian and writer · b. 1954
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Gene LogsdonAmerican writer and farmer · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
LemertOceola
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Tod Township
German ReformedOceola Number 1Oceola Number 2Oceola Number 3

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.

Antrim Township1 historic placeAEden TownshipIts storyBDallas TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHolmes TownshipIts storyBBucyrus Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTexas 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 (4), 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.