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History · Deer

Deer’s post office opened in 1898

Most of Deer was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1933 on.

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How Deer began

When was Deer founded?

1898

The Deer post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 135128 years
Founding year: the first Deer post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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

Deer, in brief

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

Deer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. Deer is located on Arkansas Highway 16, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of Jasper. Deer has a post office with ZIP code 72628. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 135.

Its first post office opened in 1898.

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

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On the map

Deer on the map, 1933 to 1980

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

Deer on the 1933 USGS mapDeer on the 1940 USGS mapDeer on the 1974 USGS mapDeer on the 1980 USGS map1933Mt Judea 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 Deer.

Famous people

Famous people close to Deer

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

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Ronnie HawkinsAmerican musician · b. 1935
Gary MillerAmerican politician · b. 1948
Elton BrittCountry music guitarist and singer-songwriter · b. 1912
Brooks HaysAmerican politician · b. 1898
Jesse M. MartinAmerican politician · b. 1877
John Paul HammerschmidtAmerican politician · b. 1922

Questions about Deer’s history

What year was Deer founded?

The Deer post office opened in 1898, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.