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Colcord dates to 1905

Most of Colcord was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: maps from 1899 on and the census since 1960.

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How Colcord began

When was Colcord founded?

1905

Colcord dates its founding to 1905 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 173 in 19602020 census: 728121 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1905.The full story ↓

What stands out about Colcord’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 Colcord are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1971. Watch Colcord change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Colcord’s history is told.

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On the map

Colcord on the map, 1899 to 1971

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

Colcord on the 1899 USGS mapColcord on the 1904 USGS mapColcord on the 1971 USGS map1899Siloam Springs sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story

How Colcord came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Colcord.

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Colcord's history starts decades before the establishment of the town itself, with the community of Row, Indian Territory, in the 1890s. As settlers moved to the area, the town of Row grew and businesses formed, including a bank, a school, a hotel, and others. A Post Office was established on May 20, 1905.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Colcord, 1899 to 1930

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1905
    FoundingColcord is established
  5. 1905Post officeThe Row post office opens
  6. 1930Post officeThe Row post office closes
  7. 1930Post officeThe Colcord post office opens
By decade

Colcord, decade by decade

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People over time

Colcord, census by census

02004006008001960198020002020Peak: 819

Between 173 and 819 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Colcord’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Colcord’s post office has been open since 1930. Another post office, Row, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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Hamlets and corners on the map
Row

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Colcord’s history

What year was Colcord founded?

In 1905, according to Wikidata. Colcord’s post office opened in 1905, and the census of 1960 counted 173 people here.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.