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History · Sledge

Sledge’s post office opened in 1903

Most of Sledge was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1932 on and the census since 1930.

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7%homes built before 1940
5famous people
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How Sledge began

When was Sledge founded?

1903

The Sledge post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 337 in 19302020 census: 368123 years
Founding year: the first Sledge post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Sledge’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 Sledge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 699 in 1980; 368 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sledge’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Sledge, census by census

010020030040050060070019401960198020002020Peak: 699

Peaked at 699 in 1980; 368 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

The story so far

Sledge, in brief

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

Sledge is a town located in Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 368.

Its first post office opened in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 545 to 368 (-32%).

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

Timeline

Sledge, 1903 to 1980

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1903Post officeThe Sledge post office opens
  3. 1921Born hereLittle Hatch is born here
  4. 1932On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1934Born hereCharley Pride is born here
  6. 1943Born hereBuster Mathis is born here
  7. 1955Born hereAlice Martin is born here
  8. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 699
By decade

Sledge, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Abandoned Chevron Station2018Abandoned Chevron StationSledge, Mississippi2014Sledge, Mississippi
On the map

Sledge on the map, 1932 to 1983

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

Sledge on the 1932 USGS mapSledge on the 1963 USGS mapSledge on the 1983 USGS map1932Sledge sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sledge.

Famous people

5 famous people were born in Sledge

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

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Charley PrideAmerican country musician · b. 1934
Buster MathisAmerican boxer · b. 1943
Alice MartinAmerican lawyer · b. 1955
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Little HatchAmerican electric blues singer, musician and ha… · b. 1921
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Mack PrideAmerican baseball player · b. 1932

Questions about Sledge’s history

What year was Sledge founded?

The Sledge post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (2), 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.