Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Tremont City dates its founding to 1839 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.
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 Tremont City’s history is told.
Peaked at 493 in 1990; 352 people lived here in 2020.
12 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Tremont City’s Wikipedia page.
Tremont City’s post office has been open since 1877. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikipedia’s history of Tremont City.
Tremont City was originally known at Treemount because the settlement was situated at the base of a hill covered with large trees. A post office called Tremont was established in 1839, and the name was changed to Tremont City in 1877.
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Passages that mention Tremont City, cut from the printed page as they were published.
county line north. This church was afterwards succeeded by a frame building, which is still standing, not far from the Valley Pike, north of Tremont City. The congregation, however, moved itself to Tremont City in 1838 and there built a brick structure, which was taken down in 1880 and replaced by the present struc-
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Born hereDeke Gard is born here
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological SurveyEvery edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tremont City. 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 Tremont City.
In 1839, according to Wikidata. Tremont City’s post office opened in 1839, and the census of 1880 counted 279 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 →
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