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History · Macksville

Macksville dates to 1878, and 56% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 1890.

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56%homes built before 1940
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How Macksville began, and where its name came from

When was Macksville founded?

1878

Macksville dates its founding to 1878 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 156 in 18902020 census: 471148 years

How did Macksville get its name?

Macksville was named for George Mack, the first postmaster of Stafford County.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1879. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Macksville’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 Macksville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18923 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1985. Watch Macksville change.Old housesHalf of Macksville’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 868 in 1930; 471 people lived here in 2020.
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On the map

Macksville on the map, 1892 to 1985

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

Macksville on the 1892 USGS mapMacksville on the 1972 USGS mapMacksville on the 1985 USGS map1892Pratt sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Macksville.

The story

How Macksville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Macksville.

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Macksville was first settled in 1878 and the town was founded about 1885. The town formerly hosted a stop on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and a weekly newspaper (the Enterprise). It was named for George Mack, the first postmaster of Stafford County.

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Timeline

Macksville, 1878 to 1930

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878
    FoundingMacksville is established
  3. 1879Post officeThe Macksville post office opens
  4. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904Born hereMildred Bertha Thurow Tate is born here
  7. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 868
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People over time

Macksville, census by census

02004006008001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 868

Peaked at 868 in 1930; 471 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

Questions about Macksville’s history

What year was Macksville founded?

In 1878, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Macksville’s post office opened in 1879, and the census of 1890 counted 156 people here.

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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, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.