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History · Killbuck

Killbuck’s post office opened in 1834, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1995 on.

1834first post office
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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How Killbuck began

When was Killbuck founded?

1834

The Killbuck post office opened in 1834, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Palladium (1872), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 810192 years
Founding year: the first Killbuck post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Killbuck’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Killbuck’s homes were built before 1953.Deep rootsA post office since 1834: 192 years of Killbuck.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Killbuck’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story

How Killbuck came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Killbuck.

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Killbuck was established in 1874. The village is named for the 18th-century Lenape chief Bemino, also known as John Killbuck Sr.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Killbuck, 1834 to 1995

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1834Post officeThe Killbuck post office opens
  3. 1853Born hereJohn A. McDowell is born here
  4. 1872Post officeThe Palladium post office opens
  5. 1873Post officeThe Palladium post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1995In the archiveAmish Country Byway - Killbuck Marsh
By decade

Killbuck, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
Amish Country Byway - Killbuck Marsh1995Amish Country Byway - Killbuck Marsh
Today5 recent
Killbuck Ohio First Church of Christ2016Killbuck Ohio First Church of ChristKillbuck Library2016Killbuck LibraryMap of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Killbuck Village2015Map of Holmes County Ohio Highlighting Killbuck Villa…MapOHMap-doton-Killbuck2004OHMap-doton-KillbuckChurch in2003Church in
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Killbuck’s post office has been open since 1834. Another post office, Palladium, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Killbuck
1834–today
Palladium
1872–1873
18301930today

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

Questions about Killbuck’s history

What year was Killbuck founded?

The Killbuck post office opened in 1834, 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 (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.