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Learned’s post office opened in 1882, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1890.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
3famous people
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How Learned began

When was Learned founded?

1882

The Learned post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 119 in 18902020 census: 56144 years
Founding year: the first Learned post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Learned’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 Learned are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 138 in 1900; 56 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Learned’s history is told.

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People over time

Learned, census by census

01001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 138

Peaked at 138 in 1900; 56 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story so far

Learned, in brief

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

Learned is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Learned had a population of 56.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 94 to 56 (-40%).

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

Timeline

Learned, 1882 to 1963

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Learned post office opens
  3. 1893Born hereDudy Noble is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 138
  6. 1904Born hereGeorge C. Osborn is born here
  7. 1939Born hereSebetha Lee Jenkins is born here
  8. 1963On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Learned, decade by decade

Today4 recent
An old cabin that has the looks of an old-time store2016An old cabin that has the looks of an old-time storeThe Gibbs Country Store2016The Gibbs Country StoreStore or residence2016Store or residenceThe Learned United Methodist Church2016The Learned United Methodist Church
On the map

Learned on the map in 1963

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

Learned on the 1963 USGS map1963Learned 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 Learned.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Learned

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

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Dudy NobleAmerican football, basketball, baseball, and tr… · b. 1893
George C. OsbornAmerican historian · b. 1904
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Sebetha Lee JenkinsEducator, college president, administrator · b. 1939

Questions about Learned’s history

What year was Learned founded?

The Learned post office opened in 1882, 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 the Library of Congress (4), 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.