Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1981 on and the census since 1880.
The Farragut post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Lawrence (1871), opened inside today’s city and later closed.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Farragut’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Farragut.
Farragut had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad through that territory. It is named for Admiral David Farragut.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Farragut, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Through the untiring exertion of Geo. C. Fleming, Esq., the voters of Fisher township were called to decide the long talked of independent school district for the town of Farragut. At an election called by the school board for this purpose it was found that only one vote was cast against the proposition.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Along with the settlement of towns and villages comes the establishment of religious organizations, either in some common trysting place or in houses of their own. As was the case with other towns in the county, the first religious gatherings in Farragut were held either in the school house or private residences, until such time as the organization became strong enough to build a place of worship for itself, and maintain an independent existence. Once the beginning is made and soon other denominations present their claims to the attention of an intelligent community,
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Farragut. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Farragut.
Between 380 and 603 people in every census since 1880.
15 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Farragut’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Farragut itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Farragut’s post office has been open since 1872. Another post office, Lawrence, opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The Farragut post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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