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History · Chickasaw

Chickasaw dates to 1838, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Chickasaw School and Rectory. Below: maps from 1909 on and the census since 1880.

1838founded
1on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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How Chickasaw began

When was Chickasaw founded?

1838

Chickasaw dates its founding to 1838 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 59 in 18802020 census: 358188 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1840.The full story ↓

What stands out about Chickasaw’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 Chickasaw are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1900 and 1940, then more than doubled.On the map since 19093 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1961. Watch Chickasaw change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1838: 188 years of Chickasaw.
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Start Chickasaw’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chickasaw’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Chickasaw, census by census

010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020310 in 1900Low: 141

Lost half of its people between 1900 and 1940, then more than doubled.

14 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

On the map

Chickasaw on the map, 1909 to 1961

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

Chickasaw on the 1909 USGS mapChickasaw on the 1911 USGS mapChickasaw on the 1961 USGS map1909Loramie 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 Chickasaw.

The story

How Chickasaw came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Chickasaw.

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Chickasaw was laid out in 1838, and named after the Chickasaw tribe. A post office was established at Chickasaw in 1840. The village was incorporated in 1890.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Chickasaw, 1838 to 1980

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1838
    FoundingChickasaw is established
  3. 1840Post officeThe Chickasaw post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 381
By decade

Chickasaw, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Map of Mercer County Ohio Highlighting Chickasaw Village2015Map of Mercer County Ohio Highlighting Chickasaw Vill…MapPrecious Blood Church in2010Precious Blood Church inOHMap-doton-Chickasaw2004OHMap-doton-Chickasaw
On the National Register

1 historic place in Chickasaw

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1979
Chickasaw School and Rectory
Chickasaw School and Rectory
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Unknown1
Chickasaw School and RectoryUnknown

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Chickasaw

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

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Rick DerringerAmerican rock musician · b. 1947
John Joseph EnnekingAmerican artist · b. 1841
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Evan EschmeyerAmerican basketball player · b. 1975
James Grover McDonaldAmerican diplomat · b. 1886
Jared HoyingAmerican professional baseball outfielder · b. 1989
Jeff HartingsAmerican football player · b. 1972
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Chickasaw’s post office has been open since 1840.

Gone or out of use
Chickasaw Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Chickasaw’s history

What year was Chickasaw founded?

In 1838, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Chickasaw’s post office opened in 1840, and the census of 1880 counted 59 people here.

What is on the National Register in Chickasaw?

One place: the Chickasaw School and Rectory (listed 1979).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (3), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, 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.