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Sycamore was laid out in 1842, its name derived from nearby Sycamore Creek.
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Sycamore’s post office opened in 1828, and 57% of its homes were built before 1940
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How Sycamore began
When was Sycamore founded?
1828
The Sycamore post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 793198 years
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What they wrote about Sycamore in 1884
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The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county1884Read the page →
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The only highway that traverses this township from north to south, other than the Crawford County line, is the Section line a mile west of Crawford County; three roads cross the township from east to west — one in the center, passing through the town of Sycamore, one a mile further south and a third on the Eden Township line. In addition to these there are several others leading either in parallels with or along the section lines, or in an irregular manner, one of which latter inclines in a northwesterly direction from the village of Sycamore to Mexico, in Tymochtee Township, and the
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The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county1884Read the page →
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Sycamore — Containing twentyfour sections of surveyed Township No. 1 south, of Range No. 15 east, was organized as a township in Crawford County in 1825. On the 2d of June, 1845, the first Board of Wyandot County Commissioners ordered " that the fractional township of Sycamore be organized into a separate township."
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The Sycamore post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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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 (4), 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.