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History · Kellogg

Kellogg dates to 1865, and 48% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1916 on and the census since 1880.

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48%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Kellogg began

When was Kellogg founded?

1865

Kellogg dates its founding to 1865 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 772 in 18802020 census: 606161 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1865.The full story ↓

What stands out about Kellogg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Kellogg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Kellogg.Old housesHalf of Kellogg’s homes were built before 1951.
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Start Kellogg’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kellogg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Kellogg’s post office has been open since 1871. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Kimball
1865–1869
Jasper City
1869–1871
Kellogg
1871–today
18601940today
Gone or out of use
Rock Creek Number Seven Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story

How Kellogg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Kellogg.

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Kellogg was laid out in 1865 in anticipation of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad being built through that territory. The railroad reached the town in 1866 and it was designated a station on the line. The terminus of the railroad remained in Kellogg for some time, fueling the early growth of the town.

Today, one of Kellogg's most notable features is the five-building Kellogg Museum complex. Its main building is the former Simpson Hotel, constructed in 1909. The museum complex also boasts an original one-room schoolhouse and a country church.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Kellogg, 1865 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1865
    FoundingKellogg is established
  3. 1865Post officeThe Kimball post office opens
  4. 1869Post officeThe Kimball post office closes
  5. 1869Post officeThe Jasper City post office opens
  6. 1871Post officeThe Jasper City post office closes
  7. 1871Post officeThe Kellogg post office opens
  8. 20th century
  9. 1980On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Kellogg, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Interstate 80 - Iowa2014Interstate 80 - IowaKelloggiowapostoffice2005KelloggiowapostofficeKelloggiowa20022005Kelloggiowa2002IAMap-doton-Kellogg2004IAMap-doton-Kellogg
On the map

Kellogg on the map in 1980

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Kellogg.

Kellogg on the 1980 USGS map1980Kellogg sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Kellogg.

Every building

Kellogg, building by building, 1916

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a sheet.

Kellogg fire insurance map, 1916, sheet 11916Sheet 1 of 2
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

People over time

Kellogg, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 772

Between 580 and 772 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Kellogg’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Kellogg

Nobody well known was born in Kellogg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Danai GuriraZimbabwean-American actress · b. 1978
Jean SebergAmerican actress · b. 1938
Frank Jack FletcherUnited States Navy admiral, Medal of Honor reci… · b. 1885
Joseph KosinskiAmerican film director · b. 1974
Mary Beth HurtAmerican stage and film actress · b. 1946
Toby HussAmerican actor · b. 1966

Questions about Kellogg’s history

What year was Kellogg founded?

In 1865, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Kellogg’s post office opened in 1865, and the census of 1880 counted 772 people here.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.