The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Peachland.
The Barrett-Faulkner House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
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History · Peachland
Peachland’s post office opened in 1888, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940
1888first post office
0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Peachland began
When was Peachland founded?
1888
The Peachland post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 390138 years
Founding year: the first Peachland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
What stands out about Peachland’s past
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Start Peachland’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Peachland’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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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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Nobody well known was born in Peachland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Blind Boy FullerAmerican blues guitarist and singer · b. 1907P
Patina MillerAmerican actress and singer · b. 1984
Questions about Peachland’s history
What year was Peachland founded?
The Peachland post office opened in 1888, 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 (1), 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.