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History · Crouse

Crouse’s post office opened in 1881, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

1881first post office
0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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How Crouse began

When was Crouse founded?

1881

The Crouse post office opened in 1881, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 322145 years
Founding year: the first Crouse post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Crouse’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 Crouse are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19094 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1993. Watch Crouse change.Old housesHalf of Crouse’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crouse’s history is told.

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On the map

Crouse on the map, 1909 to 1993

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

Crouse on the 1909 USGS mapCrouse on the 1911 USGS mapCrouse on the 1973 USGS mapCrouse on the 1993 USGS map1909Lincolnton 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 Crouse.

The story so far

Crouse, in brief

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

Crouse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 322. Crouse has a post office with ZIP code 28033.

Its first post office opened in 1881.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Crouse

Nobody well known was born in Crouse itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tori AmosAmerican singer-songwriter · b. 1963
Thomas SowellAmerican economist, social theorist, political … · b. 1930
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James WorthyAmerican basketball player · b. 1961
Kay HaganAmerican politician · b. 1953
Hassan WhitesideAmerican basketball player · b. 1989
David ThompsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1954

Questions about Crouse’s history

What year was Crouse founded?

The Crouse post office opened in 1881, 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 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.