The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Eastover.
The Robert Williams House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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C−History
History · Eastover
Eastover dates to 2007, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 18% of U.S. towns · #210 of 290 in North Carolina. What drives it
Most of Eastover was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Its Register listing is the Robert Williams House. Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1980.
2007founded
1on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Eastover began
When was Eastover founded?
2007
Eastover dates its founding to 2007 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1980.
First census: 1,075 in 19802020 census: 3,65619 years
How historic is Eastover?
C−
What drives the grade ↓More historic than 18% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1892.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Eastover’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Eastover is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns, #210 of 290 in North Carolina. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Eastover’s overall grade.
Founding era2007, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19401.5% of homes (±1.7) · typical NC town 4.1% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register1 listing, 5 historic buildings, 13.6 per 10,000 residents · typical NC town 12.5 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 18%
NewerOlder
North Carolina towns of 2,500+ (290)Ahead of 28%
North Carolina towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical North Carolina town has 12.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Eastover’s 13.6 sits near the middle of its state (56% of North Carolina towns have fewer) while its 5 historic buildings outnumber those of 70% 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 (±1.7 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 2007.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Eastover’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Eastover’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eastover’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Timeline
Eastover, 1892 to 2007
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1892Post officeThe Beard post office opens
- 20th century
- 1931Post officeThe Beard post office closes
- 1949
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 21st century
- 2007FoundingEastover is established
By decade
Eastover, decade by decade
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2018
2009
2004On the map
Eastover on the map, 1949 to 1997
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Eastover. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1949Vander sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eastover.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Eastover
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
5
each building in a district counts
first listed
1983
Robert Williams House
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Greek Revival1
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
People over time
Eastover, census by census
Grew from 1,075 people in 1980 to 3,656 in 2020, 3 times over.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Eastover’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Eastover
Nobody well known was born in Eastover itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices and old corners
Another post office, Beard, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
BeardTranquil Acres
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Eastover’s history
What year was Eastover founded?
In 2007, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Eastover’s post office opened in 1892, and the census of 1980 counted 1,075 people here.
How does Eastover rank for history?
Eastover is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns, #210 of 290 in North Carolina. 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.
What is on the National Register in Eastover?
One place: the Robert Williams House (listed 1983).
How old are the homes in Eastover?
2% of Eastover’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.7 points), against a typical 4.1% for a North Carolina town; the median home was built in 1986.
Memory lane
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (5), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, 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.