Half of Fussels Corner’s homes were built after 1992
More historic than 12% of U.S. towns · #323 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Fussels Corner was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1944 on and the census since 1990.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Fussels Corner is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #323 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Fussels Corner’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Fussels Corner’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±1.2 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. 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 →
What stands out about Fussels Corner’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Another post office, Carters, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Bide A While Mobile Home ParkCarters CornerEagle Trailer ParkEvergreen Mobile Home EstatesFussells CornerKossuthvilleKris Mobile Home ParkLake Dale Mobile Home ParkSchalamar Creek Golf Country Club CommunityTower Manor Mobile Home CommunityTropical Moon Mobile Home Park
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Fussels Corner, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fussels Corner yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Fussells Corner is a census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fussells Corner had a population of 5,560. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 5,561 in 2010, 5,560 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Fussels Corner, 1900 to 1944
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fussels Corner. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1944Auburndale 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 Fussels Corner.
People over time
Fussels Corner, census by census
Between 3,840 and 5,560 people in every census since 1990.
3 censuses, 1990–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Fussels Corner’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Fussels Corner
Nobody well known was born in Fussels Corner itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Fussels Corner is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #323 of 638 in Florida. 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.
How old are the homes in Fussels Corner?
1% of Fussels Corner’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.2 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1992.
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 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.
