The story
Read it all →How Cedarville came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Cedarville.
Cedarville was platted in 1879. A post office has been in operation at Cedarville since 1872.
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Cedarville’s post office opened in 1872, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Cedarville was built recently: 0.9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Its Register listings are the Cedarville School Building and the Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lucian Wood Road Segment.
1872first post office
2on the National Register
0.9%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Cedarville began
When was Cedarville founded?
1872
The Cedarville post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1881. Another post office, Spencer's Shop (1870), opened inside today’s city and later closed.
2020 census: 1,424154 years
How historic is Cedarville?
C
What drives the grade ↓More historic than 26% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Cedarville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1881.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Cedarville’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Cedarville is more historic than 26% 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 Cedarville’s overall grade.
Founding era1872, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19400.9% of homes (±1.5) · typical AR town 3.1% · U.S. 8.4%DNational Register2 listings, 11.4 per 10,000 residents · typical AR town 20.5 · U.S. 2.4B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 26%
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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 Cedarville’s 11.4 sits near the middle of its state (46% of Arkansas towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share (±1.5 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date; Wikidata’s 1881 falls in the same era, so the grade doesn’t depend on which one is used.
Founding year: the first post office (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 Cedarville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Cedarville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cedarville’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.Timeline
Cedarville, 1870 to 1872
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
By decade
Cedarville, decade by decade
Today2 recent
2014
2005On the National Register
2 historic places in Cedarville
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1992
Cedarville School Building
BuildingsStructures
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Cedarville
Nobody well known was born in Cedarville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Jaylin WilliamsAmerican basketball player · b. 2002R
Rudy Ray MooreAmerican comedian, singer, actor, and film prod… · b. 1927
Places that used to be
Lost post offices and burying grounds
Cedarville’s post office has been open since 1872. Another post office, Spencer's Shop, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Spencer's Shop
Cedarville
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1cemetery inside Cedarville
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Cedarville’s history
What year was Cedarville founded?
The Cedarville post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1881.
How does Cedarville rank for history?
Cedarville is more historic than 26% 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 Cedarville?
Two places: the Cedarville School Building (listed 1992) and the Butterfield Overland Mail Route Lucian Wood Road Segment (2009).
How old are the homes in Cedarville?
0.9% of Cedarville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.5 points), against a typical 3.1% for an Arkansas town; the median home was built in 1992.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.