The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Hackneyville.
Hackneyville was named after Hackney, a suburb of London, England.
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History · Hackneyville
Hackneyville’s post office opened in 1859
Most of Hackneyville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1891 on.
1859first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Hackneyville began
When was Hackneyville founded?
1859
The Hackneyville post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 349167 years
Founding year: the first Hackneyville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Hackneyville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hackneyville’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Hackneyville on the map, 1891 to 1978
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hackneyville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1891Ashland sheet · 1:125,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hackneyville.
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Places that used to be
Old burying grounds
Hackneyville’s post office has been open since 1859.
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hackneyville
HackneyvilleHackneyville PresbyterianHillabee Campground
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Hackneyville’s history
What year was Hackneyville founded?
The Hackneyville post office opened in 1859, 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 Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.