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Millry’s post office opened in 1859, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Millry began

When was Millry founded?

1859

The Millry post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Healing Springs (1883), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 450167 years
Founding year: the first Millry post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Millry’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 Millry 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 Millry’s history is told.

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The story so far

Millry, in brief

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

Millry is a town in Washington County, Alabama, United States. According to the 1950 U.S. Census records, it incorporated in 1947. As of the 2020 census, Millry had a population of 450.

Its first post office opened in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 546 to 450 (-18%).

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

Timeline

Millry, 1859 to 1958

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859Post officeThe Millry post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Healing Springs post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1958Post officeThe Healing Springs post office closes
By decade

Millry, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Millry

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

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F. David MathewsAmerican academic and politician · b. 1935
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Ashton ShepherdAmerican country music singer-songwriter · b. 1986
Beverly Jo ScottAmerican musician · b. 1959
David HilliardBlack Panther Party leader · b. 1942
Jerrell PoweAmerican football defensive lineman · b. 1987
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Johnny RuffinAmerican baseball player · b. 1971
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Millry’s post office has been open since 1859. Another post office, Healing Springs, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Millry
1859–today
Healing Springs
1883–1958
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Healing Springs
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Millry
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Millry’s history

What year was Millry founded?

The Millry 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 Wikimedia Commons (4), 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.