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History · Caseville

Caseville dates to 1836

Most of Caseville was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1970 on, and the census since 1880.

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2old photos & papers
1famous people
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How Caseville began

When was Caseville founded?

1836

Caseville dates its founding to 1836 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 634 in 18802020 census: 652190 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1863.The full story ↓

What stands out about Caseville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 888 in 2000; 652 people lived here in 2020.Deep rootsEstablished in 1836: 190 years of Caseville.
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Start Caseville’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - a…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Caseville, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 888

Peaked at 888 in 2000; 652 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Timeline

Caseville, 1836 to 2000

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1836
    FoundingCaseville is established
  3. 1863Post officeThe Caseville post office opens
  4. 1877Born hereFred L. Woodworth is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904In the archiveMap of Caseville, Michigan (1904)
  7. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 21st century
  9. 2000CensusPopulation peaks at 888
The story

How Caseville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Caseville.

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Caseville was settled by European Americans beginning with settler Reuben Dodge in 1836. They first called it Pigeon River Settlement, as it developed at the mouth of the river of that name, which leads to Saginaw Bay. Later, it was known as Port Elizabeth and Elizabethtown for the wife of William Rattle, who was agent for major landowner Leonard Case. The town developed through lumbering, with timber shipped via the lake to markets. Ship building and salt manufacturing were also early industries.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Caseville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s2 items
Map of Caseville, Michigan (1904)1904Map of Caseville, Michigan (1904)MapPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …1904Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's b…
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 recent
Caseville, MI location2019Caseville, MI locationCaseville, MI along M-252019Caseville, MI along M-25Caseville Harbor Light (Michigan)2019Caseville Harbor Light (Michigan)MIMap-doton-Caseville2005MIMap-doton-Caseville
On the map

Caseville on the map, 1970 to 1984

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

Caseville on the 1970 USGS mapCaseville on the 1984 USGS map1970Caseville 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 Caseville.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Plat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …
Retake this viewPlat book of Huron County, Michigan - also patron's business and general farmer's directory of Huron Co., Mich. - with …, 1904

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Caseville’s page.

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Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Caseville’s post office has been open since 1863.

Gone or out of use
Caseville Stationlocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Caseville
Caseville TownshipSaint Roch

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Caseville’s history

What year was Caseville founded?

In 1836, according to Wikidata. Caseville’s post office opened in 1863, and the census of 1880 counted 634 people here.

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

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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), 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.