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History · Ivalee

22% of Ivalee’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ivalee’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 Ivalee are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18856 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1984. Watch Ivalee change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Ivalee, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

Ivalee on the map, 1885 to 1984

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

Ivalee on the 1885 USGS mapIvalee on the 1892 USGS mapIvalee on the 1903 USGS mapIvalee on the 1959 USGS mapIvalee on the 1975 USGS mapIvalee on the 1984 USGS map1885Gadsden sheet · 1:125,000

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Stanfield
1886–1895
Norton
1890–1896
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
NortonStanfield
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Ivalee
BrasherCarnesIvaleeLeeRed Hill

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Ivalee, in brief

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

Ivalee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ivalee had a population of 946.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 879 to 946 (+8%).

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

Timeline

Ivalee, 1885 to 1896

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1886Post officeThe Stanfield post office opens
  4. 1890Post officeThe Norton post office opens
  5. 1895Post officeThe Stanfield post office closes
  6. 1896Post officeThe Norton post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Ivalee

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

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YelawolfAmerican rapper · b. 1979
Beth GrantAmerican actress · b. 1949
Roy MooreAmerican jurist and politician · b. 1947
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Mathew KnowlesAmerican music executive, businessman, record p… · b. 1952
Angela LittleAmerican actress · b. 1972
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Charles Clyde EbbetsAmerican photographer · b. 1905
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

GallantIts storyC−EgyptIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 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.