Lloyd’s post office opened in 1882, and 11% of its homes were built before 1940
5 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 18 buildings.
How Lloyd began
When was Lloyd founded?
The Lloyd post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.
5 listings protect 23 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Lloyd’s history
What year was Lloyd founded?
The Lloyd post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Lloyd?
5 listings: 4 buildings, among them the Lloyd Railroad Depot (listed 1974, the first), and 1 historic district, the Lloyd Historic District, with 18 contributing buildings. 23 historic buildings in all.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (5), 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.