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History · Dushore

Dushore dates to 1794, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on and the census since 1860.

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How Dushore began

When was Dushore founded?

1794

Dushore dates its founding to 1794 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1860.

First census: 265 in 18602020 census: 451232 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1852.The full story ↓

What stands out about Dushore’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 Dushore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 884 in 1900; 451 people lived here in 2020.Mapped building by building4 fire insurance maps, 1885 to 1911, drew every building in Dushore.Deep rootsEstablished in 1794: 232 years of Dushore.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dushore’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Dushore, census by census

0200400600800190019502000Peak: 884

Peaked at 884 in 1900; 451 people lived here in 2020.

17 censuses, 1860–2020.

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

Every building

Dushore, building by building, 1885–1911

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Dushore fire insurance map, 1885, sheet 11885Sheet 1 of 2
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

The story

How Dushore came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dushore.

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The first permanent settler in the Dushore area was General Cornwallace Jackson, who settled there in 1825. The community itself, however, was founded by and named by the French navy captain Aristide Aubert Dupetit-Thouars. Dushore was incorporated from Cherry Township in 1859.

Until the incorporation Dushore was known as Jackson's Hollow, Mosier's Hollow and Headleyville. Dushore has always been known as the center of commerce, business and industry in Sullivan County.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Dushore, 1794 to 1943

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1794
    FoundingDushore is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1852Post officeThe Dushore post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 884
  7. 1943On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Dushore, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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On the map

Dushore on the map, 1943 to 1969

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

Dushore on the 1943 USGS mapDushore on the 1969 USGS map1943Monroeton 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 Dushore.

Questions about Dushore’s history

What year was Dushore founded?

In 1794, according to Wikidata. Dushore’s post office opened in 1852, and the census of 1860 counted 265 people here.

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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.