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History · Simpson

Simpson’s post office opened in 1891

Most of Simpson was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: 3 old photos and papers.

1891first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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How Simpson began

When was Simpson founded?

1891

The Simpson post office opened in 1891, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 585135 years
Founding year: the first Simpson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Simpson’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo3 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewWillis Homestead, Murray Road: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Simpson, in brief

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

Simpson is a village in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Simpson had a population of 585. It is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1891. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 638 to 585 (-8%).

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

By decade

Simpson, decade by decade

Date unknown3 to date
Willis Homestead, Murray RoadDate?Willis Homestead, Murray RoadBrewer Corn Crib, 211 H. Brewer RoadDate?Brewer Corn Crib, 211 H. Brewer RoadBeckom Dogtrot, Vicinity of Parish Road 1 (Calcasieu Loop)Date?Beckom Dogtrot, Vicinity of Parish Road 1 (Calcasieu …
Today1 recent
LAMap-doton-Simpson2004LAMap-doton-Simpson
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Willis Homestead, Murray Road
Retake this viewWillis Homestead, Murray Road

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Famous people

Famous people close to Simpson

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

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Faith FordAmerican actress · b. 1964
Muse WatsonAmerican actor · b. 1948
Marques JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1956
Jennifer WeinerAmerican writer · b. 1970
Markel BrownAmerican basketball player · b. 1992
Faye EmersonAmerican actress · b. 1917

Questions about Simpson’s history

What year was Simpson founded?

The Simpson post office opened in 1891, 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 Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (3), 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.