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Fillmore dates to 1845, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1927 on and the census since 1860.

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How Fillmore began

When was Fillmore founded?

1845

Fillmore dates its founding to 1845 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1860.

First census: 322 in 18602020 census: 173181 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1851.The full story ↓

What stands out about Fillmore’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 Fillmore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Fillmore’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsEstablished in 1845: 181 years of Fillmore.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fillmore’s history is told.

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The story

How Fillmore came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fillmore.

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Fillmore was laid out in 1845 and was named for Millard Fillmore, a statesman, and afterward 13th President of the United States. It was previously known as Newark. A post office called Fillmore has been in operation since 1851.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Fillmore, 1845 to 1927

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1845
    FoundingFillmore is established
  3. 1851Post officeThe Fillmore post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902Born hereFranklin Parker is born here
  6. 1927On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Fillmore, decade by decade

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On the map

Fillmore on the map, 1927 to 1984

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

Fillmore on the 1927 USGS mapFillmore on the 1945 USGS mapFillmore on the 1984 USGS map1927Bolckow 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 Fillmore.

People over time

Fillmore, census by census

0100200300190019502000Peak: 322

Between 173 and 322 people in every census since 1860.

17 censuses, 1860–2020.

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

Questions about Fillmore’s history

What year was Fillmore founded?

In 1845, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Fillmore’s post office opened in 1851, and the census of 1860 counted 322 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 Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.