Eufaula dates to 1834, and 14 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 84% of U.S. towns · #6 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Most of Eufaula was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. 14 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 738 buildings between them. Below: 4 old photos and papers, maps from 1885 on, and the census since 1850.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1832.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Eufaula’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Eufaula is more historic than 84% of U.S. towns, #6 of 187 in Alabama. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Eufaula’s overall grade.
Alabama towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Alabama town has 2.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Eufaula’s 600 sits above most of its state (97% of Alabama towns have fewer) while its 755 historic buildings outnumber those of 98% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A+. The pre-1940 share (±2.8 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1834.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Eufaula’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now modern-day Eufaula was occupied by three Muscogee Creek tribes, including the Eufaulas. By the 1820s the land was part of the Creek Indian Territory and supposedly off-limits to white settlement. By 1827 enough illegal white settlement had occurred that the Creeks appealed to the federal government for protection of their property rights. In July of that year, federal troops were sent to the Eufaula area to remove the settlers by force of arms, a conflict known as the "Intruders War".
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Eufaula. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1968Eufaula North 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 Eufaula.
Every building
Eufaula, building by building, 1885–1930
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.
In 1834, according to Wikidata. Eufaula’s post office opened in 1832, and the census of 1850 counted 3,000 people here.
How does Eufaula rank for history?
Eufaula is more historic than 84% of U.S. towns, #6 of 187 in Alabama. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Eufaula?
14 listings: 12 buildings, among them the Tavern, The (listed 1970, the first), and 2 historic districts, the Lore Historic District and the Lore, Seth and Irwinton Historic District, with 738 contributing buildings. 755 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Eufaula?
9% of Eufaula’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.8 points), against a typical 3.2% for an Alabama town; the median home was built in 1981.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (14), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
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