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Felsenthal’s post office opened in 1903

Most of Felsenthal was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1934 on and the census since 1920.

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How Felsenthal began

When was Felsenthal founded?

1903

The Felsenthal post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 267 in 19202020 census: 85123 years
Founding year: the first Felsenthal post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Felsenthal’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Felsenthal, in brief

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

Felsenthal is a town in Union County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 85 at the 2020 census, down from 150 at the 2010 census. It lays adjacent to the Ouachita River in the southeastern corner of Union County.

Its first post office opened in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 150 to 85 (-43%).

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

Timeline

Felsenthal, 1903 to 1969

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1903Post officeThe Felsenthal post office opens
  3. 1934On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1969Post officeThe Felsenthal post office closes
By decade

Felsenthal, decade by decade

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On the map

Felsenthal on the map, 1934 to 1981

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

Felsenthal on the 1934 USGS mapFelsenthal on the 1981 USGS map1934Felsenthal 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 Felsenthal.

People over time

Felsenthal, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 267

Between 85 and 267 people in every census since 1920.

8 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Felsenthal

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

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Scottie PippenAmerican basketball player · b. 1965
Joe Jackson (talent manager)American music manager, father of the Jackson f… · b. 1928
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Charles PortisAmerican writer · b. 1933
Bob LoveAmerican basketball player · b. 1942
Daniel GaffordAmerican basketball player · b. 1998
Lamar HuntAmerican sports executive · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Felsenthal had its own post office from 1903 to 1969.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Felsenthal’s history

What year was Felsenthal founded?

The Felsenthal post office opened in 1903, 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 Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.