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History · Mitcheltree

Mitcheltree’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Mitcheltree Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 571 and it contained 313 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 624 to 571 (-8%). Half of its homes were built before 1996.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mitcheltree has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Williams Bridge in Spice Valley, 4.3 miles away.

Mitcheltree and the nearest listed places

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Williams BridgeOld Clifty ChurchScotland HotelMartin County CourthouseShoals Historic DistrictC. S. Norton Mansion

Closest to Mitcheltree

Williams BridgeSpice Valley · Built 18844.3miOld Clifty ChurchJackson · Building10.7miScotland HotelTaylor · Building10.9miMartin County CourthouseShoals · Building11.1miShoals Historic DistrictShoals · District11.3mi

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. Williams Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Mitcheltree?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Mitcheltree’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
📜 Perry📜 Indian Creek📜 Spice Valley📜 Jackson
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