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History · Millersburg

Millersburg dates to 1852, and 66% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the E. J. Baird House. Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1880.

1852founded
1on the National Register
66%homes built before 1940
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How Millersburg began, and where its name came from

When was Millersburg founded?

1852

Millersburg dates its founding to 1852 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 221 in 18802020 census: 135174 years

How did Millersburg get its name?

Millersburg was named for its founder, Reuben Miller.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1853. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Millersburg’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 Millersburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Millersburg’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Millersburg’s history is told.

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The story

How Millersburg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Millersburg.

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Millersburg was platted in 1852. It was named for its founder, Reuben Miller.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Millersburg, 1852 to 1968

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1852
    FoundingMillersburg is established
  3. 1853Post officeThe Millersburg post office opens
  4. 1882BuiltE. J. Baird House is built
  5. 20th century
  6. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Millersburg, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Millersburg, Iowa2015Millersburg, IowaMillersburg, Iowa (21829015192) (cropped)2015Millersburg, Iowa (21829015192) (cropped)IAMap-doton-Millersburg2004IAMap-doton-Millersburg
On the map

Millersburg on the map, 1968 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Millersburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Millersburg on the 1968 USGS mapMillersburg on the 1984 USGS map1968Millersburg 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 Millersburg.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Millersburg

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1982
E. J. Baird House
E. J. Baird House, built 1882
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Victorian1
Pattern Book1
All 1 listings
E. J. Baird HouseBuilding · listed 1982

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Millersburg, census by census

010020018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 221

Between 135 and 221 people in every census since 1880.

12 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Questions about Millersburg’s history

What year was Millersburg founded?

In 1852, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Millersburg’s post office opened in 1853, and the census of 1880 counted 221 people here.

What is on the National Register in Millersburg?

One place: the E. J. Baird House (listed 1982).

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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 (3), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.