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History · Roswell Township

Roswell Township dates to 1883, and 76% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Roswell Township began

When was Roswell Township founded?

1883

Roswell Township dates its founding to 1883 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1882.

2020 census: 58143 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1882.
Places that used to be

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

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

Blaine
1882–1882
Woodworth
1882–1884
Roswell
1884–1985
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Roswell
Gone or out of use
Roswell Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Roswell Township
RoswellSaint Nicholas

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.

Rock Creek Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreen Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHoward TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClinton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Roswell Township’s history

What year was Roswell Township founded?

In 1883, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Roswell Township’s post office opened in 1882.

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 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.