Middleburg’s post office opened in 1893, and 7 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 36% of U.S. towns · #134 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Middleburg was built recently: 0.2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. 7 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 5 buildings. Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1990.
The Middleburg post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Middleburgh (1851), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 6,223 in 19902020 census: 12,881133 years
How historic is Middleburg?
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More historic than 36% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Middleburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Middleburg’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Middleburg is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #134 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 Middleburg’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 Middleburg’s 9.4 sits above most of its state (84% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 11 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B. The pre-1940 share (±0.2 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (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 Middleburg’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
At the time of European contact the region was inhabited by Timucua Native Americans. In 1824 the United States Congress passed a bill providing the Florida territory national funding to construct a military route spanning from Colerain, Georgia southwest to Tampa Bay, with long-term goals of expelling and relocating the Seminole Native American population then residing there, encouraging settlement and development by American settlers. Completed by 1827, the "federal road" provided a route through the area between the north and south forks of Black Creek.
Middleburg’s post office has been open since 1893. Another post office, Middleburgh, opened and closed inside today’s town.
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Middleburg’s history
What year was Middleburg founded?
The Middleburg post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Middleburg rank for history?
Middleburg is more historic than 36% of U.S. towns, #134 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 Middleburg?
7 listings: 6 buildings, among them the Clark-Chalker House (listed 1988, the first), and 1 historic district, the Middleburg Historic District, with 5 contributing buildings. 11 historic buildings in all.
How old are the homes in Middleburg?
0.2% of Middleburg’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1994.
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 (7), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
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