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History · Coesse

Coesse’s post office opened in 1843, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1965 on.

1843first post office
0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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How Coesse began

When was Coesse founded?

1843

The Coesse post office opened in 1843, the earliest record of the town by name.

183 years
Founding year: the first Coesse post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Coesse’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 Coesse are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Coesse’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1843: 183 years of Coesse.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coesse’s history is told.

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How Coesse came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Coesse.

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Coesse was platted in 1854, and was named after Chief Coesse (Kowazi), who was the grandson of Miami Chief Michikinikwa (Little Turtle). A post office was established at Coesse in 1843, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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On the map

Coesse on the map, 1965 to 1994

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

Coesse on the 1965 USGS mapCoesse on the 1984 USGS mapCoesse on the 1994 USGS map1965Columbia City 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 Coesse.

Questions about Coesse’s history

What year was Coesse founded?

The Coesse post office opened in 1843, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.