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History · Sadieville

Sadieville’s post office opened in 1878, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 49 buildings. Below: maps from 1895 on and the census since 1890.

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Quick answers

How Sadieville began

When was Sadieville founded?

1878

The Sadieville post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 170 in 18902020 census: 320148 years
Founding year: the first Sadieville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Sadieville’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 Sadieville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Sadieville Historic District takes in 49 historic buildings.Boom and bustPeaked at 532 in 1900; 320 people lived here in 2020.Mapped building by building3 fire insurance maps, 1895 to 1908, drew every building in Sadieville.
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Start Sadieville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sadieville’s history is told.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 49 historic buildings

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

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Sadieville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Sadieville, census by census

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Peaked at 532 in 1900; 320 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story

How Sadieville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Sadieville.

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Sadieville is a railroad town, having grown up after the Cincinnati Southern Railroad was built through the area in 1876. The post office was established in 1878 and named for Sarah Martha "Sadie" Emison Pack, a respected local. The city was incorporated in 1880.

The Burgess and Gano Company formerly made Sadieville the largest market for shipping yearling mules and colts in the United States.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Sadieville, 1878 to 1939

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Sadieville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 532
  5. 1939On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Sadieville, decade by decade

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On the map

Sadieville on the map, 1939 to 1978

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

Sadieville on the 1939 USGS mapSadieville on the 1953 USGS mapSadieville on the 1965 USGS mapSadieville on the 1978 USGS map1939Sadieville sheet · 1:62,500

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

Every building

Sadieville, building by building, 1895–1908

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Sadieville fire insurance map, 1895, sheet 11895Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sadieville

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

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Phillip SharpAmerican biologist · b. 1944
Jim KellyAmerican athlete, actor, and martial artist · b. 1946
Beth BroderickAmerican actress · b. 1959
Will ChaseAmerican actor and singer · b. 1970
John J. CrittendenU.S. Attorney General and politician from Kentu… · b. 1787
Elizabeth Ann HuletteAmerican professional wrestling manager, announ… · b. 1960

Questions about Sadieville’s history

What year was Sadieville founded?

The Sadieville post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Sadieville?

One place: the Sadieville Historic District (listed 2013).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (5), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.