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History · Crandall

Crandall dates to 1872, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1900.

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How Crandall began

When was Crandall founded?

1872

Crandall dates its founding to 1872 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 137 in 19002020 census: 134154 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1873.The full story ↓

What stands out about Crandall’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Crandall are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 188 in 1970; 134 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Crandall’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crandall’s history is told.

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People over time

Crandall, census by census

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Peaked at 188 in 1970; 134 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Crandall’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Crandall came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Crandall.

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The name Crandall is derived from its founder Cornelius F. Crandall. It is often pronounced with the d belonging to the first syllable (e.g. Crand•all). The first syllable has a soft 'a'. The second syllable is stressed with a soft 'a' and a long 'l'.

Crandall was laid out in 1872 by its namesake, Cornelius F. Crandall. Cornelius persuaded the builders of the Southern Railway (US) to move the planned route for their line through the area from its original surveyed path north of the present day State Highway 64 to its present path through the town of Crandall. Cornelius later moved to Texas where he founded Crandall, Texas

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Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Crandall, 1872 to 1970

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872
    FoundingCrandall is established
  3. 1873Post officeThe Crandall post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 188
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Crandall, decade by decade

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On the map

Crandall on the map, 1954 to 1980

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

Crandall on the 1954 USGS mapCrandall on the 1980 USGS map1954Crandall sheet · 1:24,000

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

Questions about Crandall’s history

What year was Crandall founded?

In 1872, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Crandall’s post office opened in 1873, and the census of 1900 counted 137 people here.

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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 (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via 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.