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History · Waldenburg

Waldenburg’s post office opened in 1896

Most of Waldenburg was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1939 on and the census since 1960.

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Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0
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How Waldenburg began

When was Waldenburg founded?

1896

The Waldenburg post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 113 in 19602020 census: 53130 years
Founding year: the first Waldenburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Waldenburg’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 Waldenburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 164 in 1970; 53 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Waldenburg’s history is told.

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People over time

Waldenburg, census by census

01001960198020002020Peak: 164

Peaked at 164 in 1970; 53 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

The story so far

Waldenburg, in brief

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

Waldenburg is a town in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Waldenburg had a population of 53. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waldenburg is home to Zion Lutheran Church. Zion was founded in 1881 and is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.

Its first post office opened in 1896. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 61 to 53 (-13%).

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

Timeline

Waldenburg, 1896 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1896Post officeThe Waldenburg post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1939On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 164
By decade

Waldenburg, decade by decade

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On the map

Waldenburg on the map, 1939 to 1980

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

Waldenburg on the 1939 USGS mapWaldenburg on the 1959 USGS mapWaldenburg on the 1960 USGS mapWaldenburg on the 1980 USGS map1939Weiner 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 Waldenburg.

Famous people

Famous people close to Waldenburg

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

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John GrishamAmerican writer · b. 1955
Mary SteenburgenAmerican actress, singer and songwriter · b. 1953
Alice WaltonAmerican heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Sto… · b. 1949
Wes BentleyAmerican actor · b. 1978
Mike BeebeGovernor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015 · b. 1946
Jim WaltonAmerican businessman · b. 1948

Questions about Waldenburg’s history

What year was Waldenburg founded?

The Waldenburg post office opened in 1896, 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 Wikimedia Commons (19), 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.