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History · Toomsuba

Toomsuba’s post office opened in 1866

Most of Toomsuba was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1971 on.

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How Toomsuba began

When was Toomsuba founded?

1866

The Toomsuba post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 778160 years
Founding year: the first Toomsuba post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Toomsuba’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Toomsuba, in brief

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

Toomsuba is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Its population was 778 as of the 2020 census. The community is named after Toomsuba Creek.

Its first post office opened in 1866. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 773 in 2010, 778 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Toomsuba, 1866 to 1971

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1866Post officeThe Toomsuba post office opens
  3. 1871Born hereRichard E. Thompson is born here
  4. 1882Born hereJohn A. Yeager is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1930Born hereJack Spinks is born here
  7. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Toomsuba on the map, 1971 to 1982

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

Toomsuba on the 1971 USGS mapToomsuba on the 1982 USGS map1971Toomsuba 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 Toomsuba.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Toomsuba

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

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Jack SpinksAmerican football player · b. 1930
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John A. YeagerAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1882
Richard E. Thompsonb. 1871
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Toomsuba’s post office has been open since 1866.

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

Questions about Toomsuba’s history

What year was Toomsuba founded?

The Toomsuba post office opened in 1866, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.