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Eel River’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Eel River Township is one of twelve townships in Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,662.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,662 to 1,707 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1963.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Eel River yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Eel River, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Eel River is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Eel River has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Forest W. and Jeannette Wales Blanton House in Danville, 9.1 miles away.

Eel River and the nearest listed places

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Forest W. and Jeannette Wales Blanton HouseRoachdale Historic DistrictPine Bluff Covered BridgeDanville Main Street Historic DistrictDanville Courthouse Square Historic DistrictNormal Hall

Closest to Eel River

Forest W. and Jeannette Wales Blanton HouseDanville · Building9.1miRoachdale Historic DistrictRoachdale · District9.1miPine Bluff Covered BridgeJackson · Structure9.4miDanville Main Street Historic DistrictDanville · District9.5miDanville Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDanville · District9.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Forest W. and Jeannette Wales Blanton House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Eel River?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Eel River’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 North Salem📜 Jamestown📜 Union📜 Lizton
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