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Millersburg was platted in 1855. It was named for its founder, Solomon Miller.
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Millersburg dates to 1855, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1959 on, and the census since 1870.
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How Millersburg began, and where its name came from
When was Millersburg founded?
1855
Millersburg dates its founding to 1855 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1870.
First census: 52 in 18702020 census: 957171 years
How did Millersburg get its name?
Millersburg was named for its founder, Solomon Miller.
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What they wrote about Millersburg, 1881–1916
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A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana1905 · page 107Read the page →
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A song followed the response when Anthony Deahl Avas announced on the subject " Millersburg, Its Early History." The speaker dwelt at some length and held the closest attention of his hearers for about two hours. The land upon which the town of Millersburg is located was entered by Solomon Miller in 1835 and was originally platted in 1855 and incorporated in 1866. Lake Shore road built in 1855. A Mr. Eldridge was the first agent and Brice Larimer the second, who held the office for over twentv vears. ]Mr. Larimer is still lixing at the
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A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana1905 · page 736Read the page →
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he was employed for a year Ijy the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company as brakesman. He then returned to the home farm for another year and in November, 1867, he came to Elkhart county, Indiana, locating at Millersburg, where he followed carpentering and other pursuits. Subsequently he entered the service of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company, with which he learned telegraphy and for twenty-one years he was operator and agent for the company at Millersburg and Vistula. He then resigned and came to Middlebury where
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A standard history of Elkhart County, Indiana1916 · page 398Read the page →
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around it, and as early as 1857 the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern provided shipping facilities. It was incorporated as a village in 1870, and in 1892 the Wabash coinpleted its line through the county and also made Millersburg a station. It has, therefore, always been considered one of the best of the smaller towns, and its general appearance indicates that the promise has, on the whole, been fulfilled. It has a good school, the usual complement of churches, and a newspaper. The last named, which is the Grit, was founded in
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History of Elkhart county, Indiana1881 · page 695Read the page →
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James C. Miller, son of Solomon Miller (from whom this sketch is obtained), erected the first building, a small but neat frame dwelling-house, in what is termed the original town of Millersburg. Additions have been made by others as the town grew in importance. David Eld ridge built the second residence in the place, and the first store. He is described as a soznewhat eccentric genius, who opened out with a limited stock of dry-goods and groceries.
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Timeline
Millersburg, 1855 to 1959
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1855FoundingMillersburg is established
- 1861Post officeThe Millersburg post office opens
- 1871Born hereChancey Juday is born here
- 20th century
- 1944Born hereDon Hansen is born here
- 1959
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Millersburg on the map in 1959
The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Millersburg.
1959Millersburg 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 Millersburg.
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Millersburg, census by census
Grew from 52 people in 1870 to 957 in 2020, more than tenfold.
16 censuses, 1870–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Millersburg’s Wikipedia page.
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Questions about Millersburg’s history
What year was Millersburg founded?
In 1855, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Millersburg’s post office opened in 1861, and the census of 1870 counted 52 people here.
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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 →
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