"Fushimi Taigaiki" (The General Record of Fushimi) of 1718 states that there were town societies called Machigumi at the time in Fushimi, in which nine Kitagumi (the north unit) and nine Minamigumi (the south unit) were organized, and it describes 263 town names.
享保3年（1718年）の『伏見大概記』によれば、当時の伏見は北組9組、南組9組の町組が組織され、計263の町名が記されている。