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History · McArthur

McArthur’s post office opened in 1904, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on and the census since 2000.

1904first post office
0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How McArthur began

When was McArthur founded?

1904

The McArthur post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 365 in 20002020 census: 334122 years
Founding year: the first McArthur post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about McArthur’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 McArthur are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of McArthur’s homes were built before 1958.
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Start McArthur’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McArthur’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

McArthur, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1904. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 338 in 2010, 334 in 2020.

By decade

McArthur, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Scenic view of farm buildings in Northeast California2013Scenic view of farm buildings in Northeast CaliforniaScenic view: barn in Northeast California2013Scenic view: barn in Northeast CaliforniaScenic view of farm buildings in Northeast California2013Scenic view of farm buildings in Northeast California
On the map

McArthur on the map, 1961 to 1990

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

McArthur on the 1961 USGS mapMcArthur on the 1990 USGS map1961Fall River Mills 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 McArthur.

People over time

McArthur, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 365

Between 334 and 365 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to McArthur

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

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Erick LindgrenAmerican poker player · b. 1976
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Jamie PinedaAmerican musician · b. 1988
Megan DahleAmerican politician from California · b. 1975
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Dan HawkinsAmerican football player and coach, sportscaster · b. 1960
Heather HadwickAmerican politician · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Old corners

McArthur’s post office has been open since 1904.

Hamlets and corners on the map
McArthur Mobile Home Park

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Fall River MillsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about McArthur’s history

What year was McArthur founded?

The McArthur post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 (1), the Library of Congress (2), 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.