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History · Hordville

Hordville dates to 1906, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on and the census since 1920.

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How Hordville began, and where its name came from

When was Hordville founded?

1906

Hordville dates its founding to 1906 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 191 in 19202020 census: 131120 years

How did Hordville get its name?

Hordville was named for T. B. Hord, a landowner.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1889. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hordville’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 Hordville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Hordville change.Old housesHalf of Hordville’s homes were built before 1946.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hordville’s history is told.

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On the map

Hordville on the map, 1896 to 1985

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

Hordville on the 1896 USGS mapHordville on the 1962 USGS mapHordville on the 1985 USGS map1896Stromsburg sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story

How Hordville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hordville.

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Hordville was platted in 1906 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for T. B. Hord, a landowner. Hordville was incorporated as a village in 1916.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hordville, 1889 to 1907

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1889Post officeThe Stark post office opens
  3. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1906
    FoundingHordville is established
  6. 1907Post officeThe Stark post office closes
  7. 1907Post officeThe Hordville post office opens
By decade

Hordville, decade by decade

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People over time

Hordville, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 191

Between 116 and 191 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Hordville

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

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Evan WilliamsAmerican technology entrepreneur · b. 1972
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J. P. GuilfordAmerican psychologist · b. 1897
John ArcherAmerican actor · b. 1915
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Adeline Sarah AmesAmerican mycologist · b. 1879
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Wright MorrisAmerican photographer and novelist · b. 1910
Stanley K. HathawayAmerican politician · b. 1924
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Hordville’s post office has been open since 1907. Another post office, Stark, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Stark
1889–1907
Hordville
1907–today
18801950today

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

Questions about Hordville’s history

What year was Hordville founded?

In 1906, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hordville’s post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1920 counted 191 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (5), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.