The Saucier post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Hovey (1913), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,077133 years
How historic is Saucier?
C−
More historic than 24% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Saucier post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Saucier’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Saucier is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Saucier’s overall grade.
Mississippi towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Mississippi town has 71.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Saucier’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (19% of Mississippi towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±13.3 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Saucier’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Originally located on the now-defunct Gulf & Ship Island Railroad, the hamlet established a money order post office and express office in 1893. In 1900, the hamlet had a population of about 110 and had a sawmill, drugstore, confectionery store, and five general stores. In 1906, it had a population of 200.
During World War II, Axis prisoners were held at a prison-of-war camp in Saucier. The camp closed following the war and turned into a recreation area, with only the ruins of an ammunition bunker remaining.
Saucier’s post office has been open since 1893. Another post office, Hovey, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Saucier
1893–today
Hovey
1913–1923
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HoveyRawhide
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Saucier’s history
What year was Saucier founded?
The Saucier post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Saucier rank for history?
Saucier is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Saucier?
8% of Saucier’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±13.3 points), against a typical 4.5% for a Mississippi town; the median home was built in 1985.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.
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