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History · Paisley

Paisley’s post office opened in 1886

Most of Paisley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1965 on.

1886first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Paisley began

When was Paisley founded?

1886

The Paisley post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 980140 years
Founding year: the first Paisley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Paisley’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 Paisley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Paisley’s history is told.

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The story

How Paisley came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Paisley.

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A post office called Paisley has been in operation since 1886. The community was named after the town of Paisley in Scotland. Earlier names for the area include Acron and Lightwood.

On the morning of February 2, 2007, a tornado touched down in the community and was blamed for at least 14 deaths.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Paisley, decade by decade

Today5 recent
State Road 422016State Road 42Paisley FL sign012009Paisley FL sign01Paisley FL post office012009Paisley FL post office01Paisley FL bldg012009Paisley FL bldg01FLMap-doton-Paisley2004FLMap-doton-Paisley
On the map

Paisley on the map, 1965 to 1980

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

Paisley on the 1965 USGS mapPaisley on the 1980 USGS map1965Paisley 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 Paisley.

Famous people

Famous people close to Paisley

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

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Aubrey PeeplesAmerican actor · b. 1993
Jacob deGromAmerican baseball player · b. 1988
Chipper JonesAmerican Hall of Fame baseball player · b. 1972
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Bridgette GordonAmerican basketball player · b. 1967
Solomon JonesAmerican basketball player · b. 1984
Keon EllisAmerican basketball player · b. 2000
Places that used to be

Old corners

Paisley’s post office has been open since 1886.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Blue Lakes RidgeCountry Squire Mobile Home VillageJohnsons Corner

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

Questions about Paisley’s history

What year was Paisley founded?

The Paisley post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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 (5), Wikipedia, 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.