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History · Carrsville

Carrsville’s post office opened in 1854, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1916 on and the census since 1880.

1854first post office
0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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How Carrsville began

When was Carrsville founded?

1854

The Carrsville post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 178 in 18802020 census: 48172 years
Founding year: the first Carrsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Carrsville’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 Carrsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 323 in 1920; 48 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Carrsville’s history is told.

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People over time

Carrsville, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 323

Peaked at 323 in 1920; 48 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story so far

Carrsville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Carrsville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Carrsville is a home rule-class city beside the Ohio River in Livingston County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 50 at the 2010 census, declining from 64 as of 2000. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is situated just west of the junction of where Buck Creek empties into the Ohio River.

Its first post office opened in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 50 to 48 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Carrsville, 1854 to 1984

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854Post officeThe Carrsville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1916On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 323
  6. 1984Post officeThe Carrsville post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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

Carrsville on the map, 1916 to 1984

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

Carrsville on the 1916 USGS mapCarrsville on the 1984 USGS map1916Golconda 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 Carrsville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Carrsville

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

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Oscar MicheauxAmerican writer and director · b. 1884
Mason RamseyAmerican singer, born 2006 · b. 2006
John R. HodgeUnited States Army general · b. 1893
James H. WilsonUnited States Army officer · b. 1837
James L. AlcornAmerican politician · b. 1816
Ollie Murray JamesAmerican politician · b. 1871
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Carrsville had its own post office from 1854 to 1984.

Carrsville
1854–1984
18501940today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Carrsville’s history

What year was Carrsville founded?

The Carrsville post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 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.