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Pritchett’s post office opened in 1927, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1891 on and the census since 1930.

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How Pritchett began

When was Pritchett founded?

1927

The Pritchett post office opened in 1927, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 451 in 19302020 census: 11299 years
Founding year: the first Pritchett post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Pritchett’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 Pritchett are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18913 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1984. Watch Pritchett change.Old housesHalf of Pritchett’s homes were built before 1953.
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Start Pritchett’s collection

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

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On the map

Pritchett on the map, 1891 to 1984

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

Pritchett on the 1891 USGS mapPritchett on the 1978 USGS mapPritchett on the 1984 USGS map1891Springfield sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pritchett.

The story

How Pritchett came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Pritchett.

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A post office called Pritchett has been in operation since 1927. The community was named after Henry S. Pritchett, a railroad official.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Pritchett, decade by decade

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People over time

Pritchett, census by census

010020030040050019401960198020002020Peak: 495

Between 112 and 495 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Pritchett

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

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Mike ThompsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1980
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Coye DunnAmerican football player · b. 1916
Places that used to be

Old corners

Pritchett’s post office has been open since 1927.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Prichett

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

Questions about Pritchett’s history

What year was Pritchett founded?

The Pritchett post office opened in 1927, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, 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.