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History · Walnut Creek Township

Walnut Creek Township dates to 1826, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 54% of U.S. towns · #607 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1914 on.

1826founded
0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Walnut Creek Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Walnut Creek Township began

When was Walnut Creek Township founded?

1826

Walnut Creek Township dates its founding to 1826 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1843.

2020 census: 3,992200 years

How historic is Walnut Creek 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: 1843.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Walnut Creek Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Walnut Creek Township is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns, #607 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Walnut Creek Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1826, from Wikipedia: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194014.1% of homes (±7.0) · typical OH town 14.5% · U.S. 8.4%BNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical OH town 2.9 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
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 Walnut Creek 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 any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.0 points). Two sources give 1826.

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 Walnut Creek 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 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19145 editions of the USGS map, 1914 to 1994. Watch Walnut Creek Township change.Old burying grounds16 cemeteries and burying grounds inside Walnut Creek Township.Deep rootsEstablished in 1826: 200 years of Walnut Creek Township.
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Start Walnut Creek Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewAmish Country Byway - Alpine-Alpa Resta…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Walnut Creek Township on the map, 1914 to 1994

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

Walnut Creek Township on the 1914 USGS mapWalnut Creek Township on the 1944 USGS mapWalnut Creek Township on the 1961 USGS mapWalnut Creek Township on the 1978 USGS mapWalnut Creek Township on the 1994 USGS map1914Navarre 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 Walnut Creek Township.

Places that used to be

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

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

Walnut Creek
1843–today
Trail
1883–1904
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
TrailWalnut Creek
Gone or out of use
Cigar Ridge SchoolschoolHochstetler SchoolschoolMast SchoolschoolMud Valley SchoolschoolSwitzerland SchoolschoolTrail Post Officepost office
16cemeteries and burying grounds inside Walnut Creek Township
BeachyBeachyDaniel H Raber FarmHenry Beachy FarmKaufmanKolbMillerMillerMoses J Miller FarmRoman Raber FarmSchrocksTrail SwissWalnut CreekWalnut Creek MennoniteWeaverYoder

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story

How Walnut Creek Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Walnut Creek Township.

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Walnut Creek was laid out in 1826. Originally named New Carlisle, the village was renamed to Walnut Creek when the post office was established in 1841.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Walnut Creek Township, 1826 to 1995

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1826
    FoundingWalnut Creek Township is established
  3. 1843Post officeThe Walnut Creek post office opens
  4. 1883Post officeThe Trail post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904Post officeThe Trail post office closes
  7. 1914On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1995In the archiveAmish Country Byway - Alpine-Alpa Restaurant
By decade

Walnut Creek Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
Amish Country Byway - Alpine-Alpa Restaurant1995Amish Country Byway - Alpine-Alpa Restaurant
Today8 recent
Piglets at Yoder's Amish Home, an authentic Amish farm that began accepting visitors in 1983 near Walnut Creek in centr…2016Piglets at Yoder's Amish Home, an authentic Amish far…Piglets at Yoder's Amish Home, an authentic Amish farm that began accepting visitors in 1983 near Walnut Creek in centr…2016Piglets at Yoder's Amish Home, an authentic Amish far…Donkey at Yoder's Amish Home, an authentic Amish farm that began accepting visitors in 1983 near Walnut Creek in centra…2016Donkey at Yoder's Amish Home, an authentic Amish farm…An Amish horse, buggy, and rider or riders clip-clop down a country road in Holmes County, Ohio, near Walnut Creek2016An Amish horse, buggy, and rider or riders clip-clop …An Amish horse, buggy, and rider or riders clip-clop down a country road in Holmes County, Ohio, near Walnut Creek2016An Amish horse, buggy, and rider or riders clip-clop …Amish horses, buggies, and their riders clip-clop down a country road in Holmes County, Ohio, near Walnut Creek2016Amish horses, buggies, and their riders clip-clop dow…Amish horses, buggies, and their riders clip-clop down a country road in Holmes County, Ohio, near Walnut Creek2016Amish horses, buggies, and their riders clip-clop dow…Ohio - Walnut Creek - Most of2007Ohio - Walnut Creek - Most of
Famous people

Famous people close to Walnut Creek Township

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

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Ralph RegulaAmerican politician · b. 1924
Roscoe C. McCullochAmerican politician · b. 1880
John Kissig CowenAmerican politician and railroad executive · b. 1844
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Robert E. DickinsonAmerican meteorologist and geoscientist · b. 1940
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Joe NormanAmerican football player · b. 1956
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Dave HallAmerican politician · b. 1960
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Berlin Township4 historic placesAClark TownshipIts storyC+Wayne TownshipIts storyBPaint Township1 historic placeB+

Questions about Walnut Creek Township’s history

What year was Walnut Creek Township founded?

In 1826, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Walnut Creek Township’s post office opened in 1843.

How does Walnut Creek Township rank for history?

Walnut Creek Township is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns, #607 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.

How old are the homes in Walnut Creek Township?

14% of Walnut Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.0 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1980.

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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 (2), the Library of Congress (7), Wikipedia, 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.