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History · Triplett

Triplett dates to 1870, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1880.

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0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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How Triplett began

When was Triplett founded?

1870

Triplett dates its founding to 1870 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 203 in 18802020 census: 33156 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1868.The full story ↓

What stands out about Triplett’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 Triplett are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 813 in 1890; 33 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Triplett’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Triplett’s history is told.

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People over time

Triplett, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 813

Peaked at 813 in 1890; 33 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story

How Triplett came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Triplett.

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Triplett was founded in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named after J. E. M. Triplett, a first settler. A post office called Triplett was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 2001.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Triplett, 1868 to 1951

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868Post officeThe Porches Prairie post office opens
  3. 1870
    FoundingTriplett is established
  4. 1875Post officeThe Porches Prairie post office closes
  5. 1875Post officeThe Triplett post office opens
  6. 1890CensusPopulation peaks at 813
  7. 20th century
  8. 1951On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Triplett on the map in 1951

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Triplett.

Triplett on the 1951 USGS map1951Brunswick West 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 Triplett.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Triplett’s post office has been open since 1875. Another post office, Porches Prairie, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Porches Prairie
1868–1875
Triplett
1875–today
18601940today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Triplett’s history

What year was Triplett founded?

In 1870, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Triplett’s post office opened in 1868, and the census of 1880 counted 203 people here.

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.