Wimbledon dates to 1892, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listing is the Midland Continental Railroad Depot.
How Wimbledon began
When was Wimbledon founded?
Wimbledon dates its founding to 1892 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1893.
1 historic place in Wimbledon
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Places now gone
Wimbledon’s post office has been open since 1893.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Wimbledon’s history
What year was Wimbledon founded?
In 1892, according to Wikidata. Wimbledon’s post office opened in 1893.
What is on the National Register in Wimbledon?
One place: the Midland Continental Railroad Depot (listed 2003).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.