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History · Marlboro

Marlboro’s post office opened in 1833, and 71% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1909 on.

1833first post office
1on the National Register
71%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Marlboro began

When was Marlboro founded?

1833

The Marlboro post office opened in 1833, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 247193 years
Founding year: the first Marlboro post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Marlboro’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 Marlboro are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Marlboro’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1994. Watch Marlboro change.Deep rootsA post office since 1833: 193 years of Marlboro.
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Start Marlboro’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story

How Marlboro came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Marlboro.

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Marlboro was laid out in 1827, taking its name from Marlboro Township. The community was originally built up chiefly by Quakers. By 1833, Marlborough had about 50 inhabitants. A post office called Marlborough was established in 1833, the name was changed to Marlboro in 1893, and the post office closed in 1906.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the map

Marlboro on the map, 1909 to 1994

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

Marlboro on the 1909 USGS mapMarlboro on the 1960 USGS mapMarlboro on the 1971 USGS mapMarlboro on the 1984 USGS mapMarlboro on the 1994 USGS map1909Alliance 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 Marlboro.

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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On the National Register

1 historic place in Marlboro

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Marlboro’s history

What year was Marlboro founded?

The Marlboro post office opened in 1833, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.