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History · Crossville

Crossville’s post office opened in 1872, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper.

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13%homes built before 1940
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How Crossville began

When was Crossville founded?

1872

The Crossville post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 623154 years
Founding year: the first Crossville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Crossville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Crossville’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crossville’s history is told.

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How Crossville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Crossville.

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Crossville was laid out by surveyor John Mills in 1872 for Thomas Cross and Silas Elliott, and named for Thomas Cross. The original plat was one half mile square (160 acres or a quarter section), located in Section 23, Township 4 South, Range 10 East of the 3rd Principal Meridian.

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By decade

Crossville, decade by decade

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Questions about Crossville’s history

What year was Crossville founded?

The Crossville post office opened in 1872, 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 (3), 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.