The McAlmont post office opened in 1876, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Mc Almont (1876) and Booker (1906), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,447150 years
How historic is McAlmont?
C−
More historic than 18% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first McAlmont post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives McAlmont’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, McAlmont is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of McAlmont’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 McAlmont’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 C−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.5 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 McAlmont’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Mc Almont
1876–1916
Booker
1906–1914
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BookerEureka Garden
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside McAlmont
Hickman MemorialMeacham
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
McAlmont, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of McAlmont yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
McAlmont, also referred to as "Mac Side", is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, McAlmont had a population of 1,447. The community adjoins eastern North Little Rock, and is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.
Its first post office opened in 1876. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,873 to 1,447 (-23%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
McAlmont, 1876 to 1916
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The McAlmont post office opened in 1876, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does McAlmont rank for history?
McAlmont is more historic than 18% 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.
How old are the homes in McAlmont?
4% of McAlmont’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.5 points), against a typical 3.1% for an Arkansas town; the median home was built in 1984.
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 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.
