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History · Takilma

Takilma’s post office opened in 1902, and 5 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Takilma was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982.

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How Takilma began

When was Takilma founded?

1902

The Takilma post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 423124 years
Founding year: the first Takilma post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Takilma’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 Takilma are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Landmarks on the Register5 places on the National Register.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Takilma’s history is told.

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On the National Register

5 historic places in Takilma

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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2001
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic CemeteryAllen Gulch TownsiteCameron MinePlataurica MineUpper Ditch
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St. Patrick's Roman Catholic CemeterySite
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Allen Gulch TownsiteSite · listed 2001Cameron MineSite · listed 2001Plataurica MineSite · listed 2001Upper DitchStructure · listed 2001

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Takilma came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Takilma.

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According to Oregon Geographic Names, Takilma was originally called "Taklamah", probably by Col. T. W. Draper of the Waldo Copper Company for an Indian chief. The name was changed to "Takilma" in 1902, after the Takelma tribe, who lived on the Rogue River. The Takilma post office operated from 1902 until 1967. After that time the building became a general store, but was burned to the ground in 1988 after a man was murdered by the store's owner.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Takilma

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

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Ty BurrellAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1967
David AndersActor · b. 1981
Bill DellingerAmerican middle-distance runner · b. 1934
Ralph WrightAmerican actor · b. 1908
Daniel R. HokansonAmerican Army National Guard general · b. 1963
Ralph StackpoleAmerican artist · b. 1885
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Takilma had its own post office from 1902 to 1958.

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

Questions about Takilma’s history

What year was Takilma founded?

The Takilma post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Takilma?

5 listings: 4 sites and 1 structure.

Memory lane

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

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (5), 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.