Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1949 on, and the census since 1880.
Greensboro dates its founding to 1830 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.
Greensboro was named after Greensboro, North Carolina.
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 Greensboro’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Greensboro.
Greensboro was platted in 1830. It was named after Greensboro, North Carolina. Greensboro has contained a post office since 1831.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peaked at 318 in 1890; 123 people lived here in 2020.
15 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Greensboro’s Wikipedia page.
Passages that mention Greensboro, cut from the printed page as they were published.
1 Message of the Governor The Honorable, the General Assembly: The city of Greensboro, in her official capacity, and through various organizations having their headquarters there, has planned a reunion of and reception for all the non-resident native North Carolinians, to be held in Greensboro on North Carolina Day, October 12, 1903. It is the desire that this be made a notable occasion. I am requested to ask your honorable body to join with the city of Greensboro and the
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Resolution of the General Assembly "Whereas, The city of Greensboro, through its chief executive and its Industrial -and Immigration Association and Young Men’s Business Association, has planned a Reunion of non-resident native sons and daughters of North Carolina to be held at Greensboro, on “North Carolina Day”, October 12, 1903; and Whereas, It is eminently fitting that on a day set apart by the General Assembly as one devoted to fostering a patriotic love of the Com-
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.
Born hereMalinda Cramer is born here
Born hereEdmund H. Hinshaw is born here
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological SurveyEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Greensboro. 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 Greensboro.
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Greensboro’s page.
Retake this view · +15Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
In 1830, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Greensboro’s post office opened in 1831, and the census of 1880 counted 223 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 (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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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