The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Flushing.
Flushing was platted in 1813. The village was incorporated in 1849.
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History · Flushing
Flushing dates to 1813, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Stratton Flour Mill. Below: maps from 1903 on and the census since 1850.
1813founded
1on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
2famous people
Quick answers
How Flushing began
When was Flushing founded?
1813
Flushing dates its founding to 1813 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1850.
First census: 325 in 18502020 census: 830213 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1818.The full story ↓
What stands out about Flushing’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 Flushing are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost a third of its people between 1850 and 1870, then grew 4-fold.On the map since 19034 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1994. Watch Flushing change.Old housesHalf of Flushing’s homes were built before 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Flushing’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.People over time
Flushing, census by census
Lost a third of its people between 1850 and 1870, then grew 4-fold.
17 censuses, 1850–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Flushing’s Wikipedia page.
On the map
Flushing on the map, 1903 to 1994
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Flushing. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1903Flushing sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Flushing.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Flushing in 1903
Passages that mention Flushing, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Centennial history of Belmont County, Ohio1903 · page 274Read the page →
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Flushing is the foremost village in the township, with a population at the last census of 653, as against 528 in 1890. In 1849, town was incorporated, and it then had a population of 312; but, owing to the loss of the records, the first town officers can not be given.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.![Previous to his removal to Cadiz, he was mayor of the village of Flushing, and had already began to take an active part in public affairs. He was admitted to the bar of the Su])reme Court at Washington, in 1880, and has since been counsel in a number of important cases in that court.](https://images.townratings.com/story/13083/bk-24792b7fc24c528b-l.jpg)
Centennial history of Belmont County, Ohio1903 · page 96Read the page →
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Previous to his removal to Cadiz, he was mayor of the village of Flushing, and had already began to take an active part in public affairs. He was admitted to the bar of the Su])reme Court at Washington, in 1880, and has since been counsel in a number of important cases in that court.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
Flushing, 1813 to 1980
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1813FoundingFlushing is established
- 1818Post officeThe Flushing post office opens
- 1839
Born hereRachel Lloyd is born here - 1861
Born hereReverdy C. Ransom is born here - 20th century
- 1903
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 1,266
By decade
Flushing, decade by decade
2016
2016
2016
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2004On the National Register
1 historic place in Flushing
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2024
Stratton Flour Mill
Buildings
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
See all →2 famous people were born in Flushing
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Places that used to be
Old burying grounds
Flushing’s post office has been open since 1818.
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Flushing
Flushing AreaFlushing CityFlushing Township
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Flushing’s history
What year was Flushing founded?
In 1813, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Flushing’s post office opened in 1818, and the census of 1850 counted 325 people here.
What is on the National Register in Flushing?
One place: the Stratton Flour Mill (listed 2024).
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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 (6), 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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.