The story
Read it all →How Stacyville came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Stacyville.
Stacyville was platted in 1856. It was named after its founder, Homer I. Stacy.
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History · Stacyville
Stacyville’s post office opened in 1856, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 1880.
1856first post office
0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Stacyville began, and where its name came from
When was Stacyville founded?
1856
The Stacyville post office opened in 1856, the earliest record of the town by name.
First census: 326 in 18802020 census: 458170 years
How did Stacyville get its name?
Stacyville was named after its founder, Homer I. Stacy.
Founding year: the first Stacyville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓
What stands out about Stacyville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Stacyville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stacyville’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Stacyville, decade by decade
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2004On the map
Stacyville on the map, 1972 to 1985
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Stacyville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1972Stacyville sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Stacyville.
People over time
Stacyville, census by census
Between 326 and 598 people in every census since 1880.
14 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Stacyville’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Stacyville
Nobody well known was born in Stacyville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Questions about Stacyville’s history
What year was Stacyville founded?
The Stacyville post office opened in 1856, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
Memory lane
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Sources
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 (1), Wikidata (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.