Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1915 on, and the census since 1830.
Almond dates its founding to 1821 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1830.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Almond’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Almond.
The first part of the town to be settled was near Karrdale in 1796. When Allegany County was established in 1806, the region now in the Town of Almond was part of the Town of Alfred. The Town of Almond was formed in 1821. After Almond was established, parts were removed to form the towns of West Almond and Birdsall.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Almond. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Almond.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Born hereCora Belle Brewster is born here
In the archiveJasper (Village); Jasper Business Notices.; Towlesville Business Notices.; Towlesville (V…
Born hereDarwin Karr is born here
Born herePhyllis Reid Fenner is born here
In the archiveAlmond
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey2 decades in the archive, from the 1870s to the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
2010FLT M09 7.93 mi - Beginning of 25 puncheons 300' long…
2010FLT M09 7.91 mi - Puncheon, 8' long, 2 2x6's on 6x6 s…
2010FLT M09 7.9 mi - Puncheon, 10' long, 2 2x6's on 4x4, …
2010FLT M09 7.3 mi - Outhouse at bivouac area near stream…
2010FLT M09 7.3 mi - Bivouac area near stream junction, o…
2010FLT M09 4.0 mi - Trail register next to reliable stre…
2010FLT M09 2.71 mi - Bivouac area in woods at west side …
2010FLT M09 2.6 mi - Bivouac area at east side of pond dam
2010FLT M09 11.0 mi - Register west of Karr Rd
2008NY 21 from Interstate 86 and NY 17No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Almond’s page.
Retake this view · +15Between 1,101 and 1,914 people in every census since 1830.
20 censuses, 1830–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Almond’s Wikipedia page.
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
In 1821, according to Wikidata. Almond’s post office opened in 1822, and the census of 1830 counted 1,804 people here.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (12), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
