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History · Diablock

Diablock’s post office opened in 1916

Most of Diablock was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976.

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How Diablock began

When was Diablock founded?

1916

The Diablock post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Christopher (1918), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 409110 years
Founding year: the first Diablock post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Diablock’s past

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

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The story so far

Diablock, in brief

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

Diablock is a census-designated place, unincorporated community and coal town in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Diablock had a population of 409. The town's post office has been closed in late 1916.

Its first post office opened in 1916. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 453 to 409 (-10%).

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

Timeline

Diablock, 1916 to 1948

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1916Post officeThe Diablock post office opens
  3. 1918Post officeThe Christopher post office opens
  4. 1945Post officeThe Christopher post office closes
  5. 1948Post officeThe Diablock post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Diablock

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

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Nick LacheyAmerican singer, actor, producer and television… · b. 1973
Rebecca GayheartAmerican actress · b. 1971
John HensleyAmerican actor · b. 1977
Juanita M. KrepsUnited States Secretary of Commerce · b. 1921
Sturgill SimpsonAmerican singer · b. 1978
Louise SlaughterAmerican politician · b. 1929
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Diablock had its own post office from 1916 to 1948. Another post office, Christopher, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Diablock
1916–1948
Christopher
1918–1945
19101970today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Christopher
Gone or out of use
Christopher Post Officepost officeDiablock Post Officepost officeECCO Coal MinemineKarles Railroad StationlocaleKaty Railroad StationlocaleSchool Number Fourschool
1cemetery inside Diablock
Englewood

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Diablock’s history

What year was Diablock founded?

The Diablock post office opened in 1916, 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 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.