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History · Braddock

Braddock dates to 1898

Most of Braddock was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1975 on and the census since 1920.

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How Braddock began

When was Braddock founded?

1898

Braddock dates its founding to 1898 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 216 in 19202020 census: 18128 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1899.The full story ↓

What stands out about Braddock’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 Braddock are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Braddock’s homes were built before 1959.
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The story

How Braddock came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Braddock.

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Braddock, the oldest existing town in Emmons County, located in Section 27 of Township 126 North, Range 75 West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian, was established as the first railroad town in the county in the Fall of 1898. The town was named by Frederick Underwood, President of the Soo RR, in honor of Edward Braddock, County Auditor. In 1914 a vote to incorporate Braddock as a village was defeated, but was later passed on October 24, 1916.

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Timeline

Braddock, 1898 to 1975

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1898
    FoundingBraddock is established
  3. 1899Post officeThe Braddock post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1975On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Braddock, decade by decade

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On the map

Braddock on the map in 1975

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Braddock.

Braddock on the 1975 USGS map1975Braddock 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 Braddock.

People over time

Braddock, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 216

Between 18 and 216 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Braddock

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

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Austin VetterBishop of the Roman Catholic Church · b. 1967
Arlis PerryAmerican murder victim · b. 1955
B
Ben MeierAmerican politician · b. 1918
Thomas WelderBenedictine nun and university administrator · b. 1940
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Walter DoblerAmerican gridiron football player · b. 1919
D
Debra MarquartAmerican poet and musician · b. 1956
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Braddock’s post office has been open since 1899.

Gone or out of use
Braddock Post Officepost office

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

Questions about Braddock’s history

What year was Braddock founded?

In 1898, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Braddock’s post office opened in 1899, and the census of 1920 counted 216 people here.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), 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.