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History · Kettlersville

Kettlersville’s post office opened in 1874, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on and the census since 1900.

1874first post office
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Quick answers

How Kettlersville began

When was Kettlersville founded?

1874

The Kettlersville post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 145 in 19002020 census: 164152 years
Founding year: the first Kettlersville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Kettlersville’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 Kettlersville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 252 in 1970; 164 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1973. Watch Kettlersville change.Old housesHalf of Kettlersville’s homes were built before 1951.
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Start Kettlersville’s collection

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

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People over time

Kettlersville, census by census

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Peaked at 252 in 1970; 164 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

On the map

Kettlersville on the map, 1909 to 1973

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

Kettlersville on the 1909 USGS mapKettlersville on the 1911 USGS mapKettlersville on the 1944 USGS mapKettlersville on the 1961 USGS mapKettlersville on the 1973 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 Kettlersville.

The story

How Kettlersville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Kettlersville.

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Kettlersville was platted in 1873 by Christopher Kettler, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Kettlersville since 1874.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Kettlersville, 1874 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Kettlersville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 252
By decade

Kettlersville, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Kettlersville

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

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Dudley NicholsAmerican screenwriter · b. 1895
John Joseph EnnekingAmerican artist · b. 1841
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Evan EschmeyerAmerican basketball player · b. 1975
J. Edward RussellAmerican politician · b. 1867
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Charles BradingAmerican politician · b. 1935
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Jennifer CrusieAmerican writer · b. 1949

Questions about Kettlersville’s history

What year was Kettlersville founded?

The Kettlersville post office opened in 1874, 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), 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.