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History · Floral

Floral’s post office opened in 1879

Most of Floral was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1958. Below: maps from 1890 on.

1879first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Floral began

When was Floral founded?

1879

The Floral post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 109147 years
Founding year: the first Floral post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Floral’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 Floral are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18903 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1986. Watch Floral change.Old housesHalf of Floral’s homes were built before 1958.
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On the map

Floral on the map, 1890 to 1986

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

Floral on the 1890 USGS mapFloral on the 1973 USGS mapFloral on the 1986 USGS map1890Batesville sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Floral, in brief

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

Floral is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 109. Floral is located on Arkansas Highway 87, 8 miles (13 km) west-northwest of Pleasant Plains. Floral has a post office with ZIP code 72534.

Its first post office opened in 1879.

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

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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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Questions about Floral’s history

What year was Floral founded?

The Floral post office opened in 1879, 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.