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History · Fourche

Fourche’s post office opened in 1871

Most of Fourche was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 1910.

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How Fourche began

When was Fourche founded?

1871

The Fourche post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 246 in 19102020 census: 56155 years
Founding year: the first Fourche post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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

Fourche, in brief

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

Fourche ( FUUSH) is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fourche had a population of 56. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1871. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 62 to 56 (-10%).

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

Timeline

Fourche, 1871 to 1961

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Fourche post office opens
  3. 1874Post officeThe Fourche post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1906Post officeThe Fourche post office opens
  6. 1933Post officeThe Fourche post office closes
  7. 1961On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Fourche on the map, 1961 to 1984

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

Fourche on the 1961 USGS mapFourche on the 1984 USGS map1961Fourche sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

Fourche, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 246

Between 46 and 246 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Fourche

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

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Douglas MacArthurUnited States Army general in WWI, WWII and Kor… · b. 1880
Chelsea ClintonAmerican author and global health advocate · b. 1980
John Michael JumperAmerican chemist and AI expert · b. 1985
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Josh LucasAmerican actor · b. 1971
Joey Lauren AdamsAmerican actress · b. 1968
Joe JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1981
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Fourche had its own post office from 1871 to 1874. Another post office, Fourche, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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

Questions about Fourche’s history

What year was Fourche founded?

The Fourche post office opened in 1871, 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, 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.