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History · Radley

Radley’s post office opened in 1913

Most of Radley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1943 on.

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How Radley began

When was Radley founded?

1913

The Radley post office opened in 1913, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 105113 years
Founding year: the first Radley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Radley’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 Radley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Radley’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Radley’s history is told.

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The story

How Radley came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Radley.

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A post office was opened in Radley in 1913, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1988.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Radley on the map, 1943 to 1964

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

Radley on the 1943 USGS mapRadley on the 1964 USGS map1943Cherokee sheet · 1:62,500

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Radley

Nobody well known was born in Radley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Roy GlennAmerican actor · b. 1914
Dale R. CorsonAmerican scientist · b. 1914
Dennis HaydenAmerican actor · b. 1952
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Ed NealyAmerican basketball player · b. 1960
Lee AllenAmerican saxophonist · b. 1926
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Ronald Michael GilmoreCatholic bishop · b. 1942

Questions about Radley’s history

What year was Radley founded?

The Radley post office opened in 1913, 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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.