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History · Puxico

Puxico dates to 1883, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1934 on and the census since 1890.

1883founded
0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Puxico began

When was Puxico founded?

1883

Puxico dates its founding to 1883 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 212 in 18902020 census: 873143 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1884.The full story ↓

What stands out about Puxico’s past

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

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The story

How Puxico came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Puxico.

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Puxico was first settled in 1883, and named after Pucksicah, a Shawnee chief. A post office called Puxico has been in operation since 1884. Puxico was incorporated as a town in 1884.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Puxico, 1883 to 1934

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883
    FoundingPuxico is established
  3. 1884Post officeThe Puxlco post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1918Born hereRuss Mosley is born here
  6. 1933Born hereWin Wilfong is born here
  7. 1934On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Puxico, decade by decade

Today3 recent
A "blessing box," a donation site for food outside the city hall2020A "blessing box," a donation site for food outside th…An irrigation canal near the town of Puxico in Stoddard County, Missouri2020An irrigation canal near the town of Puxico in Stodda…A (perhaps deliberately) flooded cornfield near Puxico in Stoddard County, Missouri2020A (perhaps deliberately) flooded cornfield near Puxic…
On the map

Puxico on the map, 1934 to 1962

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

Puxico on the 1934 USGS mapPuxico on the 1962 USGS map1934Puxico 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 Puxico.

People over time

Puxico, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,145

Between 212 and 1,145 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Puxico

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Win WilfongAmerican basketball player · b. 1933
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Russ MosleyAmerican football player · b. 1918

Questions about Puxico’s history

What year was Puxico founded?

In 1883, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Puxico’s post office opened in 1884, and the census of 1890 counted 212 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 the Library of Congress (3), 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.