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History · Garfield plantation

Half of Garfield plantation’s homes were built after 1978

Most of Garfield plantation was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1930 on and the census since 1880.

0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Garfield plantation’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 Garfield plantation are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 142 in 1920; 79 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garfield plantation’s history is told.

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People over time

Garfield plantation, census by census

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Peaked at 142 in 1920; 79 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story

How Garfield plantation came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Garfield plantation.

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Garfield Plantation is named for James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Garfield plantation, decade by decade

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On the map

Garfield plantation on the map, 1930 to 1986

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

Garfield plantation on the 1930 USGS mapGarfield plantation on the 1975 USGS mapGarfield plantation on the 1986 USGS map1930Greenlaw 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 Garfield plantation.

Famous people

Famous people close to Garfield plantation

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

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Susan CollinsUnited States Senator from Maine since 1997 · b. 1952
Jessica MeirAmerican and Swedish astronaut · b. 1977
John CrowleyAmerican writer of speculative fiction · b. 1942
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Lynn FlewellingAmerican writer · b. 1958
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Jack SepkoskiAmerican paleontologist · b. 1948
John H. ReedAmerican politician · b. 1921
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Nashville plantationIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAshlandIts storyB

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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), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.