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History · Hermitage

Hermitage’s post office opened in 1854, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Hermitage was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Its Register listing is the Hermitage City Hall and Jail. Below: maps from 1937 on and the census since 1910.

1854first post office
1on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
3famous people
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How Hermitage began

When was Hermitage founded?

1854

The Hermitage post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 247 in 19102020 census: 525172 years
Founding year: the first Hermitage post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hermitage’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 Hermitage are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 830 in 2010; 525 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hermitage’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Hermitage, census by census

0200400600800192019401960198020002020Peak: 830

Peaked at 830 in 2010; 525 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Hermitage, in brief

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

Hermitage is a city in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hermitage had a population of 525. Jeff Wardlaw, the District 8 member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, operates Wardlaw Brothers Farms, Inc., in Hermitage.

Its first post office opened in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 830 to 525 (-37%).

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

Timeline

Hermitage, 1854 to 2010

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854Post officeThe Hermitage post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1916Born herePat Tobin is born here
  5. 1937On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1938Born hereDave Owen is born here
  7. 1958Born hereKen Poole is born here
  8. 21st century
  9. 2010CensusPopulation peaks at 830
By decade

Hermitage, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Hermitage City Hall and Jail2016Hermitage City Hall and JailARMap-doton-Hermitage2005ARMap-doton-Hermitage
On the map

Hermitage on the map, 1937 to 1985

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

Hermitage on the 1937 USGS mapHermitage on the 1971 USGS mapHermitage on the 1985 USGS map1937Ingalls 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 Hermitage.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Hermitage

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2007
Hermitage City Hall and Jail
Hermitage City Hall and Jail
Buildings
Hermitage City Hall and JailBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Hermitage

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Dave OwenAmerican politician · b. 1938
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Ken PooleAmerican football player · b. 1958
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Pat TobinAmerican baseball player · b. 1916

Questions about Hermitage’s history

What year was Hermitage founded?

The Hermitage post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Hermitage?

One place: the Hermitage City Hall and Jail (listed 2007).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (2), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.