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History · New Troy

New Troy’s post office opened in 1865, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1930 on.

1865first post office
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How New Troy began

When was New Troy founded?

1865

The New Troy post office opened in 1865, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 483161 years
Founding year: the first New Troy post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about New Troy’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 New Troy are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of New Troy’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Troy’s history is told.

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The story so far

New Troy, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of New Troy yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

New Troy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 483 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1865. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 497 to 483 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

New Troy on the map, 1930 to 1970

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

New Troy on the 1930 USGS mapNew Troy on the 1970 USGS map1930Three Oaks 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 New Troy.

Famous people

Famous people close to New Troy

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

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Herbert S. GutowskyAmerican physical chemist · b. 1919
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Erin MartinAmerican singer · b. 1983
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Nikki PalikatMalaysian-American singer · b. 1985
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James EnrightAmerican basketball player · b. 1910
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Regan UpshawAmerican football player · b. 1975
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Frederic G. DonnerAmerican businessman · b. 1902

Questions about New Troy’s history

What year was New Troy founded?

The New Troy post office opened in 1865, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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