Most of Augusta was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. 10 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 27 buildings.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1848.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Augusta’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Augusta is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Augusta’s overall grade.
Arkansas towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Arkansas town has 20.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Augusta’s 183 sits above most of its state (96% of Arkansas towns have fewer) while its 34 historic buildings outnumber those of 82% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.5 points). Two sources give 1848.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Augusta’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
In 1848, Thomas Hough had the village of Chickasaw Crossing, Arkansas, surveyed and laid out. The location was a natural riverboat landing spot on the navigable White River. In 1850, Hough renamed the settlement after his niece, Augusta Cald. Incorporated on July 9, 1860, in Jackson County, the town of Augusta became a part of Woodruff County when it was formed in the 1860s.
Augusta’s post office has been open since 1850. Another post office, Chickasaw Crossing, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Chickasaw Crossing
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Augusta
1850–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
New Augusta
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Augusta’s history
What year was Augusta founded?
In 1848, according to Wikidata. Augusta’s post office opened in 1848.
How does Augusta rank for history?
Augusta is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Augusta?
10 listings: 8 buildings, among them the Ferguson House (listed 1975, the first), 1 historic district, the Augusta Commercial Historic District, with 27 contributing buildings, and 1 site. 34 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Augusta?
6% of Augusta’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.5 points), against a typical 3.1% for an Arkansas town; the median home was built in 1977.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (10), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
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