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History · Ronneby

Ronneby’s post office opened in 1897, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1900.

1897first post office
0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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How Ronneby began

When was Ronneby founded?

1897

The Ronneby post office opened in 1897, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 156 in 19002020 census: 71129 years
Founding year: the first Ronneby post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Ronneby’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 Ronneby are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1900 and 2000, then grew 4-fold.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ronneby’s history is told.

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People over time

Ronneby, census by census

01001900192019401960198020002020156 in 1900Low: 16

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1900 and 2000, then grew 4-fold.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

The story

How Ronneby came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ronneby.

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Ronneby was incorporated on August 31, 1899. It was originally named Saint Francis, but changed when the post office was established in 1897, because that name was already in use. Ronneby had its own post office from 1897 to 1973.

In the early 20th century, Ronneby was at its height, featuring a hotel, a newspaper, a lumber mill, and three stores. It was an incorporated city until May 4, 2009. In November 2008, citizens voted 18–9 to dissolve the city. The city had also voted to dissolve in 1998 but proper procedures were not followed and the vote was invalidated. In May 2009, the city became part of Maywood Township. The population was 16 at the 2000 census. Ronneby had a population of 156 in 1900, 132 in 1910, and 76 in 1920.

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By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Ronneby on the map, 1968 to 1991

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

Ronneby on the 1968 USGS mapRonneby on the 1985 USGS mapRonneby on the 1991 USGS map1968Ronneby sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Ronneby.

Famous people

Famous people close to Ronneby

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

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T. J. StilesAmerican biographer and historian · b. 1964
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John RensenbrinkPolitical scientist · b. 1928

Questions about Ronneby’s history

What year was Ronneby founded?

The Ronneby post office opened in 1897, 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 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.