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History · Miller City

Miller City’s post office opened in 1883, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1908 on and the census since 1900.

1883first post office
0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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How Miller City began

When was Miller City founded?

1883

The Miller City post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 163 in 19002020 census: 134143 years
Founding year: the first Miller City post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Miller City’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 Miller City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 218 in 1910; 134 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19083 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1973. Watch Miller City change.Old housesHalf of Miller City’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Miller City’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Miller City, census by census

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Peaked at 218 in 1910; 134 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

On the map

Miller City on the map, 1908 to 1973

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

Miller City on the 1908 USGS mapMiller City on the 1960 USGS mapMiller City on the 1973 USGS map1908Ottawa 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 Miller City.

The story

How Miller City came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Miller City.

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Miller City was originally called St. Nicholas, and under the latter name was platted in 1882 by Nicholas Miller, and named for him. A post office called Miller City has been in operation since 1883. Miller City was incorporated as a village in 1890.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Miller City, 1883 to 1910

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Miller City post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1908On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 218
By decade

Miller City, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Miller City village hall2015Miller City village hallMain Cross houses2015Main Cross housesFormer general stores2015Former general storesMap of Putnam County Ohio Highlighting Miller City Village2015Map of Putnam County Ohio Highlighting Miller City Vi…MapOHMap-doton-Miller City2004OHMap-doton-Miller City
Famous people

Famous people close to Miller City

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

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Dean JaggerAmerican actor · b. 1903
Joe E. BrownAmerican actor · b. 1891
Charles N. HaskellGovernor of Oklahoma; politician · b. 1860
Edward Settle GodfreyUnited States Army officer and Indian Wars Meda… · b. 1843
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Chip DavisAmerican rock musician and composer · b. 1947
Edward S. MatthiasOhio Jurist · b. 1873

Questions about Miller City’s history

What year was Miller City founded?

The Miller City post office opened in 1883, 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 (5), 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.