The Natalbany post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Genesee (1906), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 2,510132 years
How historic is Natalbany?
C−
More historic than 16% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Natalbany post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Natalbany’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Natalbany is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Natalbany’s overall grade.
Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Natalbany’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (21% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.0 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Natalbany’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Natalbany’s post office has been open since 1894. Another post office, Genesee, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Natalbany
1894–today
Genesee
1906–1919
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
GenesseeMasonSuperior Mobile Home Park
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Natalbany, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Natalbany yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Natalbany is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Natalbany had a population of 2,510. It is part of the Hammond MSA.
Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,984 to 2,510 (-16%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Natalbany, 1894 to 1919
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Natalbany post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Natalbany rank for history?
Natalbany is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Natalbany?
2% of Natalbany’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.0 points), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1998.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.
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