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History · Grant-Valkaria

Grant-Valkaria dates to 2006, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 18% of U.S. towns · #244 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Most of Grant-Valkaria was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997. Its Register listing is the Jorgensen's General Store. Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1949 on.

2006founded
1on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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Quick answers

How Grant-Valkaria began

When was Grant-Valkaria founded?

2006

Grant-Valkaria dates its founding to 2006 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). Its post office opened in 1890.

2020 census: 4,50920 years

How historic is Grant-Valkaria?

C−

More historic than 18% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1890.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Grant-Valkaria’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Grant-Valkaria is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns, #244 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Grant-Valkaria’s overall grade.
Founding era2006, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19401.7% of homes (±2.0) · typical FL town 0.6% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register1 listing, 2.0 per 10,000 residents · typical FL town 0.0 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 18%
NewerOlder
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 62%

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 Grant-Valkaria’s 2.0 sits above most of its state (76% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share (±2.0 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 2006.

Founding year: Wikidata (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 →

What stands out about Grant-Valkaria’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Grant-Valkaria’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grant-Valkaria’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewDoll House Museum sign, Route 1, Valkar…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Grant-Valkaria came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Grant-Valkaria.

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The community of Grant was originally established in 1925, and it has a history as a fishing village, with agriculture also a part of both communities' histories.

The community name of Valkaria derives from Valkyrie, a warrior-maiden of Norse mythology.

A MISTRAM missile tracking system was built by the US Air Force here in the early 1960s.

Grant-Valkaria was incorporated as a town on July 25, 2006, by joining the two previously unincorporated communities of Grant and Valkaria. The ZIP code 32949 is solely within the Grant-Valkaria town limits, while portions of the 32950 and 32909 ZIP codes are part of the town as well. The town's area code is 321.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Grant-Valkaria, 1890 to 2006

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1890Post officeThe Valkaria post office opens
  3. 1891Post officeThe Grant post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1933Post officeThe Valkaria post office closes
  6. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1986Born hereBilly Horschel is born here
  8. 1990In the archiveDoll House Museum sign, Route 1, Valkaria, Florida
  9. 21st century
  10. 2006
    FoundingGrant-Valkaria is established
By decade

Grant-Valkaria, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s2 items
Doll House Museum sign, Route 1, Valkaria, Florida1990Doll House Museum sign, Route 1, Valkaria, FloridaIndian River Lagoon National Scenic Byway - Covered Pier on Indian River Lagoon1995Indian River Lagoon National Scenic Byway - Covered P…
Today4 recent
FEMA - 10654 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-11-2004 in Florida2004FEMA - 10654 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken …FEMA - 10653 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-11-2004 in Florida2004FEMA - 10653 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken …FEMA - 10652 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-11-2004 in Florida2004FEMA - 10652 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken …FEMA - 10651 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-11-2004 in Florida2004FEMA - 10651 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken …
On the map

Grant-Valkaria on the map, 1949 to 1970

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

Grant-Valkaria on the 1949 USGS mapGrant-Valkaria on the 1951 USGS mapGrant-Valkaria on the 1970 USGS map1949Grant 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 Grant-Valkaria.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Grant-Valkaria

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1999
Jorgensen's General Store
Jorgensen's General Store
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Frame Vernacular1
Jorgensen's General StoreFrame Vernacular

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Valkaria, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Valkaria
1890–1933
Grant
1891–today
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
GrantValkaria

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.

Palm Bay1 historic placeC−MalabarIts storyDMiccoIts storyC−

Questions about Grant-Valkaria’s history

What year was Grant-Valkaria founded?

In 2006, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Grant-Valkaria’s post office opened in 1890.

How does Grant-Valkaria rank for history?

Grant-Valkaria is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns, #244 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.

What is on the National Register in Grant-Valkaria?

One place: the Jorgensen's General Store (listed 1999).

How old are the homes in Grant-Valkaria?

2% of Grant-Valkaria’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.0 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1997.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.