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History · Geraldine

Geraldine’s post office opened in 1882

Most of Geraldine was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: the census since 1960.

1882first post office
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How Geraldine began

When was Geraldine founded?

1882

The Geraldine post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 340 in 19602020 census: 910144 years
Founding year: the first Geraldine post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Geraldine’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 Geraldine are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Geraldine, in brief

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

Geraldine is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in February 1957. At the 2020 census, the population was 910.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 896 in 2010, 910 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Geraldine, 1882 to 1985

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Geraldine post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1940Born herePat Upton is born here
  5. 1985Born hereAndrew Pope is born here
By decade

Geraldine, decade by decade

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People over time

Geraldine, census by census

02004006008001,0001960198020002020Peak: 911

Between 340 and 911 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Geraldine

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Andrew PopeAmerican musician · b. 1985
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Pat UptonAmerican singer, songwriter and guitarist · b. 1940

Questions about Geraldine’s history

What year was Geraldine founded?

The Geraldine post office opened in 1882, 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 (3), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.