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History · Williford

Williford’s post office opened in 1881, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Williford Methodist Church. Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1920.

1881first post office
1on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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How Williford began

When was Williford founded?

1881

The Williford post office opened in 1881, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 357 in 19202020 census: 79145 years
Founding year: the first Williford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Williford’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Williford, in brief

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

Williford is a town in Sharp County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 70 in 2020

Its first post office opened in 1881. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 75 to 79 (+5%).

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

By decade

Williford, decade by decade

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On the map

Williford on the map, 1968 to 1983

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

Williford on the 1968 USGS mapWilliford on the 1983 USGS map1968Williford 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 Williford.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Williford

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

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historic buildings protected
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first listed
1992
Williford Methodist Church
Williford Methodist Church
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Williford Methodist ChurchBuilding

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

People over time

Williford, census by census

0100200300192019401960198020002020Peak: 357

Between 63 and 357 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Questions about Williford’s history

What year was Williford founded?

The Williford post office opened in 1881, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Williford?

One place: the Williford Methodist Church (listed 1992).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 the Library of Congress (4), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.