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History · D'Lo

D'Lo dates to 1874, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1910.

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12%homes built before 1940
4famous people
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How D'Lo began

When was D'Lo founded?

1874

D'Lo dates its founding to 1874 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 284 in 19102020 census: 373152 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1881.The full story ↓

What stands out about D'Lo’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 D'Lo are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 646 in 1920; 373 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how D'Lo’s history is told.

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People over time

D'Lo, census by census

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Peaked at 646 in 1920; 373 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story

How D'Lo came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of D'Lo.

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The town of D'Lo was founded by R. W. May on March 1, 1900, when a town plat was registered with the Simpson County Board of Supervisors, March 1, 1900. On August 16, 1901, a village by the name "D'Lo" was incorporated and boundaries identified by Governor of Mississippi. The village of "D'Lo" was raised to the rank of "town" on October 27, 1905, by proclamation and signed by the Governor Mississippi.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

D'Lo, 1874 to 1995

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874
    FoundingD'Lo is established
  3. 1881Post officeThe Dlo post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1918Born hereFred James Cassibry is born here
  6. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 646
  7. 1924Born hereJoe Allbritton is born here
  8. 1927Born herePatrick D. Smith is born here
  9. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  10. 1995Born hereKhaDarel Hodge is born here
By decade

D'Lo, decade by decade

Today5 recent
This is a photo of2021This is a photo ofThis is a photo of D'Lo Town Hall2021This is a photo of D'Lo Town HallSimpson County Historical Society2019Simpson County Historical SocietyD'Lo Post Office2019D'Lo Post OfficeD'Lo Waterpark, Summer 20102010D'Lo Waterpark, Summer 2010
On the map

D'Lo on the map, 1970 to 1984

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

D'Lo on the 1970 USGS mapD'Lo on the 1984 USGS map1970Mendenhall 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 D'Lo.

Famous people

4 famous people were born in D'Lo

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

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Fred James CassibryUnited States federal judge · b. 1918
Joe AllbrittonAmerican businessman and publisher · b. 1924
KhaDarel HodgeAmerican football player · b. 1995
Patrick D. SmithAmerican writer · b. 1927

Questions about D'Lo’s history

What year was D'Lo founded?

In 1874, according to Wikidata. D'Lo’s post office opened in 1881, and the census of 1910 counted 284 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 Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.