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History · Castleberry

Castleberry’s post office opened in 1869

Most of Castleberry was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1971 on and the census since 1900.

1869first post office
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How Castleberry began

When was Castleberry founded?

1869

The Castleberry post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 167 in 19002020 census: 486157 years
Founding year: the first Castleberry post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Castleberry’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 Castleberry are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 847 in 1980; 486 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Castleberry’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Castleberry, census by census

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Peaked at 847 in 1980; 486 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

The story so far

Castleberry, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Castleberry yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Castleberry is a town in south central Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 486. Castleberry is known as the "Strawberry Capital of Alabama" and is home to the annual Castleberry Strawberry Festival.

Its first post office opened in 1869. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 583 to 486 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Castleberry, 1869 to 1980

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1869Post officeThe Castleberry post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 847
By decade

Castleberry, decade by decade

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On the map

Castleberry on the map, 1971 to 1986

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

Castleberry on the 1971 USGS mapCastleberry on the 1986 USGS map1971Castleberry sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Castleberry.

Famous people

Famous people close to Castleberry

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

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Harper LeeAmerican novelist · b. 1926
Evander HolyfieldAmerican boxer · b. 1962
Paul BirchAmerican actor · b. 1912
Luther TerrySurgeon General of the United States · b. 1911
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Lee Roy JordanAmerican football player · b. 1941
Marva CollinsAmerican schoolteacher · b. 1936

Questions about Castleberry’s history

What year was Castleberry founded?

The Castleberry post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via 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.