The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Dalzell.
Orange Grove and St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Bradford Springs are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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History · Dalzell
Dalzell’s post office opened in 1904, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #119 of 169 in South Carolina. What drives it
Most of Dalzell was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Its Register listing is the Orange Grove. Below: maps from 1957 on.
1904first post office
1on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
2famous people
Quick answers
How Dalzell began
When was Dalzell founded?
1904
The Dalzell post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 3,175122 years
How historic is Dalzell?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 14% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Dalzell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Dalzell’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Dalzell is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #119 of 169 in South Carolina. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Dalzell’s overall grade.
Founding era1904, from the first post office: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19400.0% of homes (±1.1) · typical SC town 3.5% · U.S. 8.4%D−National Register1 listing, 2 historic buildings, 6.8 per 10,000 residents · typical SC town 3.2 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 14%
NewerOlder
South Carolina towns of 2,500+ (169)Ahead of 30%
South Carolina towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical South Carolina town has 3.2 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Dalzell’s 6.8 sits near the middle of its state (60% of South Carolina towns have fewer) while its 2 historic buildings outnumber those of 60% 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 (±1.1 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 Dalzell’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Dalzell’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dalzell’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.Timeline
Dalzell, 1904 to 1999
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
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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Dalzell on the map, 1957 to 1988
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dalzell. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1957Ashwood sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dalzell.
On the National Register
1 historic place in Dalzell
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1993
Orange Grove
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Raised Cottage1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
See all →2 famous people were born in Dalzell
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Places that used to be
Old corners
Dalzell’s post office has been open since 1904.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Pecan Acres
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Dalzell’s history
What year was Dalzell founded?
The Dalzell post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Dalzell rank for history?
Dalzell is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #119 of 169 in South Carolina. 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.
What is on the National Register in Dalzell?
One place: the Orange Grove (listed 1993).
How old are the homes in Dalzell?
0.0% of Dalzell’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.1 points), against a typical 3.5% for a South Carolina town; the median home was built in 1990.
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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).
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.