More historic than 7% of U.S. towns · #111 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
Most of Haskell was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1974 on and the census since 1930.
Founding year: the first Haskell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Haskell’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Haskell is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns, #111 of 123 in Arkansas. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Haskell’s overall grade.
Arkansas towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Arkansas town has 20.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Haskell’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (11% of Arkansas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.0 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Haskell’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Haskell yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Haskell is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,956 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Its first post office opened in 1906. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,990 in 2010, 3,956 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Haskell, 1906 to 1974
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Haskell had its own post office from 1906 to 1973.
Haskell
1906–1973
19001960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Haskell’s history
What year was Haskell founded?
The Haskell post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Haskell rank for history?
Haskell is more historic than 7% of U.S. towns, #111 of 123 in Arkansas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Haskell?
3% of Haskell’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.0 points), against a typical 3.1% for an Arkansas town; the median home was built in 2001.
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).
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.
