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Aurelius’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Aurelius Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 326 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 422 to 326 (-23%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Aurelius has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Henry Roman Catholic Church and Rectory in Elk, 4.9 miles away.

Aurelius and the nearest listed places

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St. Henry Roman Catholic Church and RectoryHuffman Covered BridgeVaugh-Stacy-Evans Farm Historic DistrictJonathan Sprague HouseSt. Mary's Church of the Immaculate ConceptionCol. Joseph Barker House

Closest to Aurelius

St. Henry Roman Catholic Church and RectoryElk · Building4.9miHuffman Covered BridgeJefferson · Built 19144.9miVaugh-Stacy-Evans Farm Historic DistrictMuskingum · District7miJonathan Sprague HouseAdams · Building8.4miSt. Mary's Church of the Immaculate ConceptionEnoch · Building8.4mi

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. St. Henry Roman Catholic Church and Rectory’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.

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