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History · Wardell

Wardell’s post office opened in 1902, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Wardell began

When was Wardell founded?

1902

The Wardell post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 310124 years
Founding year: the first Wardell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Wardell’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 Wardell are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Wardell’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wardell’s history is told.

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The story

How Wardell came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Wardell.

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A post office called Wardell has been in operation since 1902. The community's name is derived from the last name of R. L. Warren, an early citizen, and a dell near the original town site. In 2007 the city of Wardell annexed the former village of North Wardell.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Wardell, 1902 to 1931

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902Post officeThe Wardell post office opens
  3. 1926Born hereA.C. Reed is born here
  4. 1931Born hereBill Burlison is born here
By decade

Wardell, decade by decade

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Wardell

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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A.C. ReedAmerican blues saxophonist · b. 1926
Bill BurlisonAmerican politician · b. 1931
Places that used to be

Old corners

Wardell’s post office has been open since 1902.

Hamlets and corners on the map
North Wardell

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

Questions about Wardell’s history

What year was Wardell founded?

The Wardell post office opened in 1902, 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 (4), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.