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History · Grafton Township

1 of Grafton Township’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Nemo School House.

1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Grafton Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1996
Nemo School House
Nemo School House, built 1900
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements1
Nemo School HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 1900

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

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

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cloverleaf Colony
Gone or out of use
Bertonlocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Grafton Township
BertonCloverleaf Colony

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.

Mathews TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCarthage TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAdams TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBelleview TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Grafton Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Grafton Township?

One place: the Nemo School House (listed 1996).

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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.