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History · Staves

Staves’ post office opened in 1892

Most of Staves was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1964 on.

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How Staves began

When was Staves founded?

1892

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

2020 census: 133134 years
Founding year: the first Staves post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Staves’ past

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The story so far

Staves, in brief

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Staves is a census-designated place in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 133. Staves was known locally as the "Y" Community, because State Route 212 created a "Y" where it intersected State Route 35, with connectors leading both north and south from State Route 212's east–west direction. The road has since been modified and a third stretch of road has been added to connect State Route 212 at a 90-degree angle to State Route 35.

Its first post office opened in 1892. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 116 to 133 (+15%).

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

Timeline

Staves, 1892 to 1964

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892Post officeThe Staves post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1917Post officeThe Staves post office closes
  5. 1964On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Staves on the map, 1964 to 1984

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

Staves on the 1964 USGS mapStaves on the 1984 USGS map1964Staves sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Staves.

Famous people

Famous people close to Staves

Nobody well known was born in Staves itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Johnny CashAmerican country singer · b. 1932
Tommy Lister Jr.American actor and wrestler · b. 1958
Dallas LongAmerican shot putter · b. 1940
Bill CarrAmerican sprinter · b. 1909
Charles GreeneAmerican sprinter · b. 1945
Camille KeatonAmerican actress · b. 1947
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Staves had its own post office from 1892 to 1917.

Staves
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18901960today

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

Questions about Staves’ history

What year was Staves founded?

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

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.