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History · Wabbaseka

Wabbaseka’s post office opened in 1883, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1930.

1883first post office
1on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Wabbaseka began

When was Wabbaseka founded?

1883

The Wabbaseka post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1920.

First census: 333 in 19302020 census: 180143 years
Founding year: the first Wabbaseka post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1920.

What stands out about Wabbaseka’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 Wabbaseka are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 644 in 1970; 180 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Wabbaseka’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wabbaseka’s history is told.

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Wabbaseka, census by census

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Peaked at 644 in 1970; 180 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

The story so far

Wabbaseka, in brief

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

Wabbaseka is a town in Dunnington Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wabbaseka had a population of 180. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 255 to 180 (-29%).

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

Timeline

Wabbaseka, 1883 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Wabbaseka post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1913Born hereTheolic Smith is born here
  5. 1935On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 644
By decade

Wabbaseka, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, South2016Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthARMap-doton-Wabbaseka2005ARMap-doton-Wabbaseka
On the map

Wabbaseka on the map, 1935 to 1971

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

Wabbaseka on the 1935 USGS mapWabbaseka on the 1964 USGS mapWabbaseka on the 1971 USGS map1935Altheimer 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 Wabbaseka.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Wabbaseka

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

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Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthBuilding

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

Questions about Wabbaseka’s history

What year was Wabbaseka founded?

The Wabbaseka post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1920.

What is on the National Register in Wabbaseka?

One place: the Wabbaseka Methodist Episcopal Church, South (listed 2002).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), 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.