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History · Braswell

Braswell’s post office opened in 1882

Most of Braswell was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003.

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How Braswell began

When was Braswell founded?

1882

The Braswell post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 355144 years
Founding year: the first Braswell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Braswell’s past

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How Braswell came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Braswell.

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Braswell had its start in 1882 when Southern Railway predecessor East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Railroad was extended to that point. The ETV&G became part of Southern Railway when Southern Railway was incorporated in 1894.

The city was named for Henry S. Braswell (1832–1902), a prominent citizen of Paulding County who owned a large amount of land in the area. Henry Braswell, in partnership with William McCracken, was in the land and timber business supplying crossties and bridge timbers to Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad.

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By decade

Braswell, decade by decade

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Silver Comet Trail Mile 282025Silver Comet Trail Mile 28Caps Corner EZ Shop2025Caps Corner EZ ShopBraswell Methodist Church2025Braswell Methodist ChurchBaker Family Cemetery sign2025Baker Family Cemetery signBraswell, Georgia city hall2015Braswell, Georgia city hallGAMap-doton-Braswell2005GAMap-doton-Braswell
Famous people

Famous people close to Braswell

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

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Robert PatrickAmerican actor · b. 1958
James DashnerAmerican author · b. 1972
Lil YachtyAmerican rapper, singer-songwriter and record p… · b. 1997
Melanie OudinAmerican tennis player · b. 1991
Shareef Abdur-RahimAmerican basketball player · b. 1976
Sterling HollowayAmerican actor · b. 1905
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Braswell had its own post office from 1882 to 1918.

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

Questions about Braswell’s history

What year was Braswell founded?

The Braswell post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (6), 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.