Duluth dates to 1821, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 35% of U.S. towns · #154 of 263 in Georgia. What drives it
Most of Duluth was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Its Register listing is the Superb, The. Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1880.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1871.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Duluth’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Duluth is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns, #154 of 263 in Georgia. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Duluth’s overall grade.
Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Duluth’s 0.3 sits below most of its state (34% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1821.
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.
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 Duluth’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Duluth was originally Cherokee territory. When Duluth was established in the early 19th century, it was primarily forested land occupied by tribespeople. An Indian trail, called Old Peachtree Road by the settlers, was extended through the area during the War of 1812 to connect Fort Peachtree in present-day Atlanta with Fort Daniel near present-day Dacula. When Gwinnett County was established in 1818, white settlement of the area accelerated.
In 1821, according to Wikidata. Duluth’s post office opened in 1871, and the census of 1880 counted 242 people here.
How does Duluth rank for history?
Duluth is more historic than 35% of U.S. towns, #154 of 263 in Georgia. 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 Duluth?
One place: the Superb, The (listed 1999).
How old are the homes in Duluth?
0.0% of Duluth’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia 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 (1), 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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