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History · Maytown

Half of Maytown’s homes were built after 1975

Most of Maytown was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Maytown’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 Maytown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maytown’s history is told.

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The story so far

Maytown, in brief

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

Maytown is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is northwest from the Birmingham suburb of Pleasant Grove. It incorporated in October 1956. As of the 2020 census, Maytown had a population of 316. This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 385 to 316 (-18%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Maytown

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

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Condoleezza RiceAmerican diplomat and political scientist · b. 1954
Angela DavisAmerican political activist, scholar, and author · b. 1944
Courteney CoxAmerican actress and producer · b. 1964
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Carl LewisUS track & field athlete · b. 1961
Edward O. WilsonAmerican biologist, naturalist, and writer · b. 1929
Louise FletcherAmerican actress · b. 1934
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Dolomite Number 1 Slope MinemineThe Elbowlocale

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Birmingham147 historic placesA−AdamsvilleIts storyC−Sylvan SpringsIts storyD−

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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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.