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History · Haynesville

Haynesville’s post office opened in 1868, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Haynesville began

When was Haynesville founded?

1868

The Haynesville post office opened in 1868, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 97158 years
Founding year: the first Haynesville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Haynesville’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 Haynesville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Haynesville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Haynesville, in brief

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

Haynesville is a town in southeast Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 97 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1868. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 121 to 97 (-20%).

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

By decade

Haynesville, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Haynesville

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

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Samantha SmithAmerican peace activist and child actress · b. 1972
Gladys GeorgeAmerican actress · b. 1900
Steve CliffordAmerican basketball coach · b. 1961
Edwin C. BurleighAmerican politician · b. 1843
Marcus DavisAmerican martial artist · b. 1973
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Alton KelleyArtist · b. 1940
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

Haynesville’s post office has been open since 1868.

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Haynesville
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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.

Orient1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townReed plantationIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Haynesville’s history

What year was Haynesville founded?

The Haynesville post office opened in 1868, 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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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 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.