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History · Everett

Everett dates to 1894

Below: maps from 1918 on.

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How Everett began

When was Everett founded?

1894

Everett dates its founding to 1894 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1894.

2020 census: 158132 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1894.The full story ↓

What stands out about Everett’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Everett are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19185 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1993. Watch Everett change.
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On the map

Everett on the map, 1918 to 1993

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

Everett on the 1918 USGS mapEverett on the 1920 USGS mapEverett on the 1944 USGS mapEverett on the 1978 USGS mapEverett on the 1993 USGS map1918Everett sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Everett.

The story

How Everett came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Everett.

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Robert Hammond Everett (1850-1935) of Brunswick, Georgia, once owned large tracts of timber in the vicinity and operated a lumber and cypress shingle mill near the railroad junction, which was named for him. It was originally chartered as Everett City, Georgia in 1894, but lost its municipality status about ten years later, having failed to grow as hoped.

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Timeline

Everett, 1894 to 1982

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1894
    FoundingEverett is established
  3. 1894Post officeThe Everett City post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1918On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1950Post officeThe Everett City post office closes
  7. 1950Post officeThe Everett post office opens
  8. 1982Post officeThe Everett post office closes
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Everett had its own post office from 1950 to 1982. Another post office, Everett City, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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

Questions about Everett’s history

What year was Everett founded?

In 1894, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Everett’s post office opened in 1894.

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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 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.