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History · Redford

Redford’s post office opened in 1832, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1869 on.

1832first post office
0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Redford’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Redford began

When was Redford founded?

1832

The Redford post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 387194 years
Founding year: the first Redford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Redford’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Redford’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1832: 194 years of Redford.
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Start Redford’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Redford’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewRussia (Village); Black Brook (Village)…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Redford, in brief

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

Redford is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Saranac in Clinton County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Redford had a population of 387. Redford is in the southern part of the town and is west of Plattsburgh. It is within the Adirondack Park.

Its first post office opened in 1832. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 477 to 387 (-19%).

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

By decade

Redford, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1860s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1860s1 item
Russia (Village); Black Brook (Village); Redford (Village)1869Russia (Village); Black Brook (Village); Redford (Vil…
Today1 recent
Redford Cemetery in the Rain, New York2016Redford Cemetery in the Rain, New York
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Russia (Village); Black Brook (Village); Redford (Village)
Retake this viewRussia (Village); Black Brook (Village); Redford (Village), 1869

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Redford’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Redford

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

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Jean ArthurAmerican actress · b. 1900
Frances AllenAmerican computer scientist · b. 1932
Michael P. AndersonAstronaut, scientist · b. 1959
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Karen WetterhahnAmerican chemist · b. 1948
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Richard LawrenceAmerican bobsledder · b. 1906
Henry MarkhamGovernor of California · b. 1840
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Black Brook1 historic placeA−SaranacIts storyB+

Questions about Redford’s history

What year was Redford founded?

The Redford post office opened in 1832, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

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 (2). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.