Our Hometown

"A good name is more desirable than great riches..."-Proverbs 22:1

 

      Have you ever heard this statement,"You're making a name for yourself."  What comes to mind when you think about Dacusville?  When I think about Dacusville, I think "That's some good ole' country people."
Is everybody in Dacusville good, are all of them country?  The community is changing, we live in a different type of society than when Dacusville first was established. However, this is the name that Dacusville has made for itself.  Will that statement always be said of Dacusville?

     "Tradition holds that mail was delivered to the Dacus home, and when a post office was organized in the area, the name for Thomasville Post Office was combined with Dacus to form the name Dacusville." Down Home: Dacusville Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Dacusville Community History Project. 1995.

     Gary Dacus is a 5th generation descendant; Gary, his wife Gaye, and their son Tyler live here in Dacusville, along with a brother named Allen Dacus. Gary said that his family owned the Pony Express Station in Dacusville and when the Thomasville Post office was formed in the station, they combined the two, to name Dacusville.  The Dacus family owned a good bit of land in our community, it helped to feed the horses that were used for their station.  I asked Gary how did he feel about our community being named after their family. He was very humble in saying, there is a little bit of pride, and that it is very interesting to know that the history of his family goes back so far.

 

Gary, Gaye, and Tyler Dacus
Photo by Gaye Dacus. facebook.com

     Gary grew up in Berea and moved to Dacusville when he was 25 years old.  His dad Ken Dacus was the owner of Rolling Green Golf Course until his recent death last September. (Information about Rolling Green Golf Course will be told in a later story) Gary and his brother Allen are now joint heirs to the golf course. Gary wasn't raised in Dacusville, however, his son Tyler was. Tyler attended the two Dacusville Schools. Gary said that no one treated his son any different because of the family history.  Tyler was involved in Dacusville Rec. and Gary helped along with others to make it what it is today. Gary said that this is his home to stay, he has built two houses, his first and his last here in the Dacusville Community....Our Hometown.