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History · Bannock

Bannock’s post office opened in 1880, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

1880first post office
0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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How Bannock began

When was Bannock founded?

1880

The Bannock post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 159146 years
Founding year: the first Bannock post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Bannock’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 Bannock are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bannock’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1985. Watch Bannock change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bannock’s history is told.

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The story so far

Bannock, in brief

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

Bannock is a census-designated place in northwestern Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 159. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43972. It lies along State Route 331. Bannock is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bannock was originally called Bruce, after Bruce Caldwell, the son of the original owner of the town site. A post office called Bannock has been in operation since 1880. Besides the post office, Bannock had a country store.

Its first post office opened in 1880. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 211 to 159 (-25%).

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

On the map

Bannock on the map, 1905 to 1985

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

Bannock on the 1905 USGS mapBannock on the 1960 USGS mapBannock on the 1972 USGS mapBannock on the 1985 USGS map1905St Clairsville 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 Bannock.

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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 Bannock

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

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Clark GableAmerican actor · b. 1901
Phil NiekroAmerican baseball player · b. 1939
Ken ClarkAmerican actor · b. 1927
David P. ThompsonAmerican politician · b. 1834
Mary MauriceAmerican actress · b. 1844
Robert CrozierAmerican politician · b. 1827

Questions about Bannock’s history

What year was Bannock founded?

The Bannock post office opened in 1880, 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.