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History · Ravenna Township

Ravenna Township’s post office opened in 1886, and 67% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

1886first post office
0on the National Register
67%homes built before 1940
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How Ravenna Township began

When was Ravenna Township founded?

1886

The Ravenna Township post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Ravenna (1886), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 44140 years
Founding year: the first Ravenna Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ravenna 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 Ravenna 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 1985. Watch Ravenna Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ravenna Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Ravenna Township on the map, 1899 to 1985

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

Ravenna Township on the 1899 USGS mapRavenna Township on the 1957 USGS mapRavenna Township on the 1985 USGS map1899Alexandria 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 Ravenna Township.

The story so far

Ravenna Township, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1886. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 53 to 44 (-17%).

Timeline

Ravenna Township, 1886 to 1899

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Ravenna post office opens
  3. 1887Post officeThe Ravenna post office closes
  4. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

1cemetery inside Ravenna Township
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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.

Butler TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeaver TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDiana TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlano TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ravenna Township’s history

What year was Ravenna Township founded?

The Ravenna Township post office opened in 1886, 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.