Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most of Bartlett was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1944 on and the census since 1910.
The Bartlett post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.
Bartlett was named for one of its founders, Robert A. Bartlett.
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 Bartlett’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Bartlett.
Bartlett was platted in June 1886. It was named for one of its founders, Robert A. Bartlett.
The first post office in Bartlett was established in September 1886.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Bartlett, cut from the printed page as they were published.
BARTLETT DISTRICT, NO. IIO, Is situated in the central part of Hackberry township, including the town of Bartlett, and was organized June 3, 1889. The schoolhouse was built that fall, and in it, commencing in December, J. L. Edmundson began teaching the first school in the district. In 1897 an addition was built to the school-house,
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lett until the removal of the church building from Lake Creek to Bartlett, which occurred in the fall of 1893. It was repaired and ready for occupancy in February, 1894. The Lake Creek church was then merged in that of Bartlett. The following-named have served as pastors : J. AL Crawford, L. J. Hawkins, R. M. Wimmell and H. AI. Gilbert, who is the
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 Bartlett. 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 Bartlett.
Between 69 and 249 people in every census since 1910.
12 censuses, 1910–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bartlett’s Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Bartlett itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Bartlett post office opened in 1886, 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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