Fredonia (Biscoe) was first counted by the census in 1920
Most of Fredonia (Biscoe) was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1941 on and the census since 1920.
Fredonia (Biscoe) first appears in the census in 1920. Two smaller post offices, Surrounded Hill (1848) and Fredonia (1872), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 310 in 19202020 census: 305106 years
Founding year: the first census.
What stands out about Fredonia (Biscoe)’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Peaked at 486 in 1980; 305 people lived here in 2020.
11 censuses, 1920–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fredonia (Biscoe)’s Wikipedia page.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Surrounded Hill
1848–1902
Fredonia
1872–1881
Biscoe
1902–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Biscoe
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fredonia (Biscoe)
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Fredonia (Biscoe), in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fredonia (Biscoe) yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Fredonia (Biscoe) is a city in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 305 at the 2020 census. Local myth claimed the town's name "Fredonia" was for the Republic of Fredonia movement of Mexican Texas in the 1820s by a group of Arkansas Cherokee people settled near Nacogdoches, Texas. The settlers backed by white Southerners from the U.S. wanted to establish an independent Native nation but the dream ended in an armed conflict by Mexican troops. "Biscoe" was the town's official name for most of its history, being written in parentheses. It was founded in the 1810s by several thousand Cherokee settlers from Tennessee in a piece of land set aside for the Western band of Che…
Its first post office opened in 1920. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 363 to 305 (-16%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Fredonia (Biscoe), 1848 to 1980
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fredonia (Biscoe). Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1941De Valls Bluff 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 Fredonia (Biscoe).
Questions about Fredonia (Biscoe)’s history
What year was Fredonia (Biscoe) founded?
The Fredonia (Biscoe) post office opened in 1920, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
