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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Jefferson Township is one of twelve townships in Jay County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 684 (down from 770 at 2010) and it contained 292 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 770 to 684 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1965.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Jefferson 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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Jefferson, 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 Jefferson is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jefferson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Redkey Historic District in Redkey, 4.1 miles away.

Jefferson and the nearest listed places

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Redkey Historic DistrictJonas Votaw HouseJames Haines FarmPortland Commercial Historic DistrictJay County CourthouseFloral Hall

Closest to Jefferson

Redkey Historic DistrictRedkey · District4.1miJonas Votaw HousePortland · Building6.7miJames Haines FarmPike · Building6.9miPortland Commercial Historic DistrictPortland · District7.6miJay County CourthousePortland · Building7.7mi

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. Redkey Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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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
📜 Redkey📜 Ridgeville📜 Franklin📜 Richland
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