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History · Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe’s post office opened in 1912, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

1912first post office
0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Karlsruhe began

When was Karlsruhe founded?

1912

The Karlsruhe post office opened in 1912, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 87114 years
Founding year: the first Karlsruhe post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Karlsruhe TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Hester TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Karlsruhe’s history

What year was Karlsruhe founded?

The Karlsruhe post office opened in 1912, 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, 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.