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History · South Vienna

South Vienna dates to 1833, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1910.

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How South Vienna began

When was South Vienna founded?

1833

South Vienna dates its founding to 1833 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 368 in 19102020 census: 402193 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1835.The full story ↓

What stands out about South Vienna’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 South Vienna are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of South Vienna’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 550 in 1990; 402 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1973. Watch South Vienna change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Vienna’s history is told.

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The story

How South Vienna came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of South Vienna.

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South Vienna was originally called Vienna, and under the latter name was platted in 1833. A post office called Vienna Cross Roads was established in 1840, and the name was changed to South Vienna in 1909.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

People over time

South Vienna, census by census

0100200300400500600192019401960198020002020Peak: 550

Peaked at 550 in 1990; 402 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Timeline

South Vienna, 1833 to 1990

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1833
    FoundingSouth Vienna is established
  3. 1835Post officeThe Brighton Centre post office opens
  4. 1840Post officeThe Vienna Cross Roads post office opens
  5. 1843Post officeThe Brighton Centre post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1907On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1909Post officeThe Vienna Cross Roads post office closes
  9. 1909Post officeThe South Vienna post office opens
  10. 1968Born hereJenny Mae is born here
  11. 1990CensusPopulation peaks at 550
By decade

South Vienna, decade by decade

Today6 recent
North on Urbana in2010North on Urbana inMain and Urbana in2010Main and Urbana inIOOF lodge in2010IOOF lodge inSouth Vienna water towers2006South Vienna water towersExit 66 to OH-54 on I-70 Eastbound 05-03-122005Exit 66 to OH-54 on I-70 Eastbound 05-03-12OHMap-doton-South Vienna2004OHMap-doton-South Vienna
On the map

South Vienna on the map, 1907 to 1973

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

South Vienna on the 1907 USGS mapSouth Vienna on the 1961 USGS mapSouth Vienna on the 1973 USGS map1907South Charleston 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 South Vienna.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

South Vienna’s post office has been open since 1909. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Brighton Centre
1835–1843
Vienna Cross Roads
1840–1909
South Vienna
1909–today
18301930today

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

Questions about South Vienna’s history

What year was South Vienna founded?

In 1833, according to Wikidata. South Vienna’s post office opened in 1835, and the census of 1910 counted 368 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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, 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.