Half of Fort Washington’s homes were built after 1976
Most of Fort Washington was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1922 on and old-book passages.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fort Washington. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1922Lanes Bridge sheet · 1:31,680
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Fort Washington.
The story so far
Fort Washington, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fort Washington yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Fort Washington is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California. Fort Washington sits at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m). The 2020 United States census reported Fort Washington's population was 255.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 233 to 255 (+9%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Fort Washington in 1919
Passages that mention Fort Washington, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Fresno County California with Biographical Sketches1919 · page 99Read the page →
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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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 and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
