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History · Byron

Byron dates to 1877, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: the census since 1910.

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20%homes built before 1940
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When was Byron founded?

1877

Byron dates its founding to 1877 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 184 in 19102020 census: 83149 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1885.The full story ↓

What stands out about Byron’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Byron are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Byron’s homes were built before 1957.
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The story

How Byron came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Byron.

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The community was originally founded as Harbine straddling the Nebraska-Kansas state border, and under the latter name was platted in 1877 when it was certain that the B&M Railroad would be extended to that point. When it was discovered in 1889 another post office in Nebraska was named Harbine, the community was renamed to Byron in order to avoid repetition. Currently, the south side of the state border is named Harbine, Kansas.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Byron, decade by decade

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People over time

Byron, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 206

Between 83 and 206 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Byron’s post office has been open since 1885.

Gone or out of use
Byron Airportairport

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

Questions about Byron’s history

What year was Byron founded?

In 1877, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Byron’s post office opened in 1885, and the census of 1910 counted 184 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 (3), Wikipedia, 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.