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History · Haigler

Haigler’s post office opened in 1882, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1910.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Haigler began, and where its name came from

When was Haigler founded?

1882

The Haigler post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 205 in 19102020 census: 145144 years

How did Haigler get its name?

Haigler was named for Jacob Haigler, a pioneer settler.

Founding year: the first Haigler post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Haigler’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 Haigler are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 535 in 1930; 145 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Haigler’s homes were built before 1941.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Haigler’s history is told.

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People over time

Haigler, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Peak: 535

Peaked at 535 in 1930; 145 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story

How Haigler came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Haigler.

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Haigler was platted in 1886. It was named for Jacob Haigler, a pioneer settler.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Haigler, 1882 to 1954

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Haigler post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1923Born hereScott Olin Wright is born here
  5. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 535
  6. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Haigler, decade by decade

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On the map

Haigler on the map, 1954 to 1961

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Haigler. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Haigler on the 1954 USGS mapHaigler on the 1961 USGS map1954McCook sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Haigler.

Questions about Haigler’s history

What year was Haigler founded?

The Haigler post office opened in 1882, 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 Wikimedia Commons (7), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.