Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
More historic than 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Pirtleville was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1914 on.
The Pirtleville post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.
More historic than 13% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pirtleville is more historic than 13% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.
Few Arizona towns list much on the Register (a typical Arizona town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Pirtleville’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (29% of Arizona towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
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 →
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pirtleville’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pirtleville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pirtleville.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pirtleville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Pirtleville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census.
Its first post office opened in 1910. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,744 to 1,412 (-19%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Nobody well known was born in Pirtleville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
The Pirtleville post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
Pirtleville is more historic than 13% 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.
6% of Pirtleville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.7 points), against a typical 0.4% for an Arizona town; the median home was built in 1977.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 Library of Congress (6), 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.
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