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History · Trafford

Trafford’s post office opened in 1915, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1950.

1915first post office
0on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Trafford began

When was Trafford founded?

1915

The Trafford post office opened in 1915, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 551 in 19502020 census: 613111 years
Founding year: the first Trafford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Trafford’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 Trafford are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Trafford’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Trafford’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Trafford, in brief

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

Trafford is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. A small portion extends into Blount County. The town was incorporated in 1948. At the 2020 census, the population was 613.

Its first post office opened in 1915. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 646 to 613 (-5%).

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

Trafford on the map, 1961 to 1986

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

Trafford on the 1961 USGS mapTrafford on the 1970 USGS mapTrafford on the 1986 USGS map1961Trafford sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

Trafford, census by census

02004006008001960198020002020Peak: 739

Between 523 and 739 people in every census since 1950.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Trafford’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Trafford

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

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Candi StatonAmerican singer–songwriter · b. 1940
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Clayne CrawfordAmerican actor · b. 1978
Hank PattersonAmerican actor and musician · b. 1888
Zach CunninghamAmerican football player · b. 1994
Nico CollinsAmerican football player · b. 1999
Casey MizeAmerican baseball player · b. 1997
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Trafford’s post office has been open since 1915.

Gone or out of use
Indio MinemineMajestic MinemineTrafford Post Officepost office

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

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Questions about Trafford’s history

What year was Trafford founded?

The Trafford post office opened in 1915, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.