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History · Blendon Township

Blendon Township’s post office opened in 1889, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

1889first post office
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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How Blendon Township began

When was Blendon Township founded?

1889

The Blendon Township post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Victor (1882) and Blendon (1889), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 75137 years
Founding year: the first Blendon Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Blendon 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 Blendon Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1986. Watch Blendon Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Blendon Township.Old housesHalf of Blendon Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blendon Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Blendon Township on the map, 1899 to 1986

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

Blendon Township on the 1899 USGS mapBlendon Township on the 1979 USGS mapBlendon Township on the 1986 USGS map1899Mitchell sheet · 1:125,000

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Victor
1882–1903
Blendon
1889–1895
18801950today
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Blendon Township
Emmanuel LutheranVictor Lutheran

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

The story so far

Blendon Township, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1889. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 92 to 75 (-18%).

Timeline

Blendon Township, 1882 to 1903

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Victor post office opens
  3. 1889Post officeThe Blendon post office opens
  4. 1895Post officeThe Blendon post office closes
  5. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1903Post officeThe Victor post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Badger TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPalatine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMount Vernon Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Blendon Township’s history

What year was Blendon Township founded?

The Blendon Township post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.