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Most of Alfordsville was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1956 on and the census since 1880.
Alfordsville dates its founding to 1845 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.
Alfordsville was named for James Alford, a pioneer settler.
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 Alfordsville’s history is told.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological SurveyFrom Wikipedia’s history of Alfordsville.
Alfordsville was laid out in 1845. It was named for James Alford, a pioneer settler.
A post office was established at Alfordsville in 1856, and it was discontinued in 1968.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Alfordsville, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Alfordsville, in Reece Township, is the principal village in the southeastern portion of the county. It was laid off on June 3, 1845, by Isaac Harris. An attempt was made to incorporate it a few years ago, but failed for some reason. The original plat of the place shows sixty-four lots, but to these an addition of eight lots was made by Joseph A. McCord in 1867. The first settlers of the vicinity were James Alford, James P. Gilly and James Allen. These families came from North Carolina about the year
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was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and was one hundred years old at the time of his death. Mr. Horrall rented land for some years after his marriage, and after living in various parts of the county finally settled in Alfordsville, where he engaged in managing a flouring-mill. He owns eighty acres of land and some valuable town property in Alfordsville.
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.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Alfordsville. 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 Alfordsville.
Between 65 and 132 people in every census since 1880.
15 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Alfordsville’s Wikipedia page.
Alfordsville had its own post office from 1856 to 1968.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
In 1845, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Alfordsville’s post office opened in 1856, and the census of 1880 counted 119 people here.
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 (5), 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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