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Reeseville’s post office opened in 1857, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

1857first post office
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36%homes built before 1940
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How Reeseville began

When was Reeseville founded?

1857

The Reeseville post office opened in 1857, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 763169 years
Founding year: the first Reeseville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Reeseville’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Reeseville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Reeseville’s homes were built before 1964.
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How Reeseville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Reeseville.

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Reeseville was named after an early settler, Samuel Reese, by his son Adam Reese who surveyed and platted the area. Samuel Reese settled here in 1845.

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Questions about Reeseville’s history

What year was Reeseville founded?

The Reeseville post office opened in 1857, 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 (2), 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.