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History · Blodgett Mills

Blodgett Mills’ post office opened in 1847, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1903 on.

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15%homes built before 1940
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How Blodgett Mills began

When was Blodgett Mills founded?

1847

The Blodgett Mills post office opened in 1847, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 274179 years
Founding year: the first Blodgett Mills post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Blodgett Mills’ 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 Blodgett Mills are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19033 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1955. Watch Blodgett Mills change.Deep rootsA post office since 1847: 179 years of Blodgett Mills.Old housesHalf of Blodgett Mills’ homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blodgett Mills’s history is told.

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On the map

Blodgett Mills on the map, 1903 to 1955

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

Blodgett Mills on the 1903 USGS mapBlodgett Mills on the 1944 USGS mapBlodgett Mills on the 1955 USGS map1903Cortland 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 Blodgett Mills.

The story so far

Blodgett Mills, in brief

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

Blodgett Mills is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Cortland County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Blodgett Mills had a population of 274. It is in the town of Cortlandville, southeast of the city of Cortland.

Its first post office opened in 1847. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 303 to 274 (-10%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Blodgett Mills

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

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John D. RockefellerAmerican industrialist and philanthropist · b. 1839
Amelia BloomerWomen's rights activist · b. 1818
Andrew Dickson WhiteAmerican educator, diplomat, and politician · b. 1832
Alton B. ParkerAmerican judge · b. 1852
Elmer Ambrose SperryAmerican mechanical engineer · b. 1860
David Eugene SmithAmerican mathematician · b. 1860
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Blodgett Mills’ history

What year was Blodgett Mills founded?

The Blodgett Mills post office opened in 1847, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.