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History · Ullin

Ullin’s post office opened in 1856, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Illinois Central Railroad Depot.

1856first post office
1on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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How Ullin began

When was Ullin founded?

1856

The Ullin post office opened in 1856, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 466170 years
Founding year: the first Ullin post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Ullin’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 Ullin are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Ullin’s homes were built before 1963.
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The story

How Ullin came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ullin.

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Ullin was established as a site along the Illinois Central Railroad in the mid-1850s. Some sources suggest it was named for a Gaelic folk hero who frequently appears in the works of the poet Ossian. Other sources suggest it was named for its first postmaster, Samuel Ulen. A post office was established in 1856, and the village was platted the following year. Ullin incorporated in 1900.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Ullin, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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On the National Register

1 historic place in Ullin

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

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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first listed
1999
Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Illinois Central Railroad Depot
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late Victorian1
Stick1
Illinois Central Railroad DepotLate Victorian

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Famous people

Famous people close to Ullin

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

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Rush LimbaughAmerican political commentator · b. 1951
Linda M. GodwinAmerican astronaut · b. 1952
Caroline SmithAmerican diver · b. 1906
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Dale DyeAmerican actor, presenter, and businessman · b. 1944
Rex IngramAmerican actor (1895/1903–1969) · b. 1895
Terry JonesAmerican anti-Islamic right wing activist and t… · b. 1951

Questions about Ullin’s history

What year was Ullin founded?

The Ullin post office opened in 1856, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Ullin?

One place: the Illinois Central Railroad Depot (listed 1999).

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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 (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.