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History · Pea Ridge

Half of Pea Ridge’s homes were built after 1979

Most of Pea Ridge was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1910 on.

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

Pea Ridge, in brief

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

Pea Ridge is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The community is named for Pea Ridge, the broadest ridge in the Cahaba Coal Field. This ridge divides the waters of the Cahaba River and Little Cahaba River. Pea Ridge has maintained a volunteer fire department since 1972. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 841.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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On the map

Pea Ridge on the map, 1910 to 1975

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

Pea Ridge on the 1910 USGS mapPea Ridge on the 1975 USGS map1910Montevallo sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Pea Ridge

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

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André HollandAmerican actor · b. 1979
Robert J. Bentley53rd Governor of Alabama · b. 1943
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Brent HindsAmerican guitarist and singer · b. 1974
Glenn ShadixAmerican actor · b. 1952
Louisiana RedAfrican American blues guitarist, harmonica pla… · b. 1932
Albert HallAmerican actor · b. 1937
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Sawmill Town
Gone or out of use
Mayberry Elementary Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pea Ridge
Antioch Cemetery Number 2LinholmMacedonia

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

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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 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.