More historic than 15% of U.S. towns · #106 of 131 in Oklahoma. What drives it
Most of Muldrow was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1896 on and the census since 1900.
Founding year: the first Muldrow post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Muldrow’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Muldrow is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #106 of 131 in Oklahoma. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Muldrow’s overall grade.
Oklahoma towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oklahoma town has 5.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Muldrow’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Oklahoma towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±2.0 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Muldrow’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Muldrow. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1900Sallisaw 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 Muldrow.
Every building
Muldrow, building by building, 1896–1909
Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.
Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
The story so far
Muldrow, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Muldrow yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Muldrow, officially the Town of Muldrow, is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Muldrow had a population of 3,272.
Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 3,466 to 3,272 (-6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Muldrow, 1887 to 1976
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Muldrow post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Muldrow rank for history?
Muldrow is more historic than 15% of U.S. towns, #106 of 131 in Oklahoma. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Muldrow?
2% of Muldrow’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.0 points), against a typical 7.0% for an Oklahoma town; the median home was built in 1981.
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).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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