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History · Hailesboro

Hailesboro’s post office opened in 1858, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1915 on.

1858first post office
0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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How Hailesboro began

When was Hailesboro founded?

1858

The Hailesboro post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 544168 years
Founding year: the first Hailesboro post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hailesboro’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 Hailesboro are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19154 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1982. Watch Hailesboro change.Old housesHalf of Hailesboro’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hailesboro’s history is told.

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On the map

Hailesboro on the map, 1915 to 1982

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

Hailesboro on the 1915 USGS mapHailesboro on the 1937 USGS mapHailesboro on the 1956 USGS mapHailesboro on the 1982 USGS map1915Gouverneur sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Hailesboro, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hailesboro yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Hailesboro is a hamlet and census-designated place in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States located in the town of Fowler. As of the 2020 census, Hailesboro had a population of 544. Hailesboro has a post office with ZIP code 13645. New York State Route 58 and New York State Route 812 pass through the community.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 624 to 544 (-13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Hailesboro

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

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Cassius Marcellus CoolidgeAmerican artist · b. 1844
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Lucy BaconAmerican artist · b. 1857
Roswell Pettibone FlowerAmerican politician · b. 1835
Tommy RyanAmerican boxer · b. 1870
Ozora P. StearnsAmerican judge · b. 1831
Albert WoolsonAmerican centenarian and United States Army sol… · b. 1850
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Gouverneur2 historic placesAFowlerIts storyB

Questions about Hailesboro’s history

What year was Hailesboro founded?

The Hailesboro post office opened in 1858, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.