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From Wikipedia’s history of Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg was platted in 1824 by Jacob Frederick, and named for him.
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Fredericksburg dates to 1824, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1915 on and the census since 1850.
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How Fredericksburg began
When was Fredericksburg founded?
1824
Fredericksburg dates its founding to 1824 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1850.
First census: 573 in 18502020 census: 409202 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1826.The full story ↓
What stands out about Fredericksburg’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 Fredericksburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Fredericksburg’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19154 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1994. Watch Fredericksburg change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1824: 202 years of Fredericksburg.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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Fredericksburg on the map, 1915 to 1994
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fredericksburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915Millersburg 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 Fredericksburg.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Fredericksburg, 1878–1910
Passages that mention Fredericksburg, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Wayne county, Ohio, from the days of the pioneers and the first settlers to the present time1878 · page 764Read the page →
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Fredericksburg was laid out by Jacob Frederick, November 27, 1824, the plat and certificate recorded two days thereafter, and found on page 450, volume 3, County Recorder's office. It was named in honor of its founder, who served as one of the Associate Judges of Wayne county as early as 1826.
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History of Wayne County, Ohio1910 · page 189Read the page →
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In Saltcreek township the first school building \vas that on Jacob Beerbower’s farm. The Fredericksburg school house was erected in 1828. SCHOOLS AT SHREVE. The village of Shreve has always paid much attention to the school system, and had most excellent public schools from the very earliest day of free schools. In 1858 the corporation limit of the village was constituted into one district for school purposes. May ist, that year, a board was elected and it was decided to build a small brick school house, which was carried
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
Fredericksburg, 1824 to 1915
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1824FoundingFredericksburg is established
- 1826Post officeThe Fredericksburg post office opens
- 20th century
- 1915
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
Fredericksburg, decade by decade
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Fredericksburg, census by census
Between 409 and 601 people in every census since 1850.
18 censuses, 1850–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fredericksburg’s Wikipedia page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Fredericksburg’s history
What year was Fredericksburg founded?
In 1824, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Fredericksburg’s post office opened in 1826, and the census of 1850 counted 573 people here.
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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 (7), Wikipedia, 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.