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History · Unadilla

Unadilla dates to 1871, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 9 buildings. Below: maps from 1903 on and the census since 1880.

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How Unadilla began, and where its name came from

When was Unadilla founded?

1871

Unadilla dates its founding to 1871 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 178 in 18802020 census: 296155 years

How did Unadilla get its name?

Unadilla was named after Unadilla, New York, the former hometown of an early settler.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1872. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Unadilla’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 Unadilla are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19034 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1986. Watch Unadilla change.Old housesHalf of Unadilla’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Unadilla’s history is told.

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On the map

Unadilla on the map, 1903 to 1986

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

Unadilla on the 1903 USGS mapUnadilla on the 1929 USGS mapUnadilla on the 1966 USGS mapUnadilla on the 1986 USGS map1903Weeping Water sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story

How Unadilla came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Unadilla.

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Unadilla was platted in 1871 when the Midland Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named after Unadilla, New York, the former hometown of an early settler.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Unadilla, 1871 to 1903

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871
    FoundingUnadilla is established
  3. 1872Post officeThe Unadilla post office opens
  4. 1894Born hereClyde Brion Davis is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1903On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Unadilla, decade by decade

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 9 historic buildings

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
9
each building in a district counts
first listed
1995
Unadilla Main Street Historic District
Unadilla Main Street Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Early Twentieth Century Revival1
All 1 listings
Unadilla Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1995

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

People over time

Unadilla, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 342

Between 178 and 342 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Questions about Unadilla’s history

What year was Unadilla founded?

In 1871, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Unadilla’s post office opened in 1872, and the census of 1880 counted 178 people here.

What is on the National Register in Unadilla?

One place: the Unadilla Main Street Historic District (listed 1995).

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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), the National Register of Historic Places (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.