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Lepanto’s post office opened in 1892, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Lepanto was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 27 buildings. Below: maps from 1941 on and the census since 1910.

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Quick answers

How Lepanto began

When was Lepanto founded?

1892

The Lepanto post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 154 in 19102020 census: 1,732134 years

How historic is Lepanto?

B−

More historic than 51% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Lepanto post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade

What drives Lepanto’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lepanto is more historic than 51% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lepanto’s overall grade.
Founding era1892, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19404.2% of homes (±3.3) · typical AR town 3.1% · U.S. 8.4%CNational Register2 listings, 28 historic buildings, 138 per 10,000 residents · typical AR town 20.5 · U.S. 2.4A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 51%
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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 Lepanto’s 138 sits above most of its state (91% of Arkansas towns have fewer) while its 28 historic buildings outnumber those of 81% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.3 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 Lepanto’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 Lepanto are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Lepanto Commercial Historic District takes in 27 historic buildings.
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Start Lepanto’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lepanto’s history is told.

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On the National Register

2 listings protect 28 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.

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2003
Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion Hut
Lepanto Commercial Historic DistrictWillie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion Hut
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Lepanto Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict
All 2 listings
Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion HutBuilding · listed 2003

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

The story so far

Lepanto, in brief

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

Lepanto is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lepanto had a population of 1,732. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is named for the Greek seaport of Lepanto, the site of a great sea battle in 1571.

Its first post office opened in 1892. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,893 to 1,732 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Lepanto, 1892 to 1986

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892Post officeThe Lepanto post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1925Born hereJames R. Hendrix is born here
  5. 1941On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1954Born herePerry Ouzts is born here
  7. 1961Born hereBuddy Jewell is born here
  8. 1986Born hereMarcus Monk is born here
By decade

Lepanto, decade by decade

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On the map

Lepanto on the map, 1941 to 1983

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

Lepanto on the 1941 USGS mapLepanto on the 1956 USGS mapLepanto on the 1983 USGS map1941Marked Tree 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 Lepanto.

People over time

Lepanto, census by census

05001,0001,5002,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 2,133

Between 154 and 2,133 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

4 famous people were born in Lepanto

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

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Buddy JewellAmerican singer · b. 1961
James R. HendrixUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1925
Marcus MonkAmerican football player · b. 1986
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Perry OuztsAmerican jockey · b. 1954
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

Lepanto’s post office has been open since 1892.

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lepanto
GreenwoodPine RestPotter Memorial

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

Questions about Lepanto’s history

What year was Lepanto founded?

The Lepanto post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Lepanto rank for history?

Lepanto is more historic than 51% of U.S. towns. 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.

What is on the National Register in Lepanto?

Two places: the Lepanto Commercial Historic District (listed 2009) and the Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion Hut (2003).

How old are the homes in Lepanto?

4% of Lepanto’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.3 points), against a typical 3.1% for an Arkansas town; the median home was built in 1974.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (24), the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.