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Millport’s post office opened in 1832, and 67% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Millport began

When was Millport founded?

1832

The Millport post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 301194 years
Founding year: the first Millport post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Millport are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Millport’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1832: 194 years of Millport.
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How Millport came to be

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The town's first settler, Green Bently, purchased and developed farmland on the site of the village in 1798. The community was once known as "Millvale" after the village was laid out in 1825. The name was changed to "Millport" in 1829 to recognize its new status by the Chemung Canal which passed by the village. The presence of the canal helped raise the population about 1,000 for a time. Catharine Creek, a north-flowing tributary of Seneca Lake, flows through the village.

In the 1840s, several epidemics reduced the population of Millport.

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What year was Millport founded?

The Millport post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →

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