The Epworth post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Atalla (1897), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 668125 years
How historic is Epworth?
D−
Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Epworth post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Epworth’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Epworth is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Epworth’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 Epworth’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (16% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 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 Epworth’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Epworth was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years. It was first named Atalla.
A post office called Epworth has been in operation since 1901. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1906 as the "Town of Epworth". The community was named after Epworth, in England.
Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds
Epworth’s post office has been open since 1901. Another post office, Atalla, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Atalla
1897–1901
Epworth
1901–today
18901960today
Gone or out of use
Attala SeminaryschoolEpworth Seminaryschool
1cemetery inside Epworth
Epworth
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Epworth’s history
What year was Epworth founded?
The Epworth post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Epworth rank for history?
Epworth is among the newest of U.S. towns. 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.
How old are the homes in Epworth?
0.1% of Epworth’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 1984.
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 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.
