Dallas’ post office opened in 1904, and 65% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listings are the Dallas Carnegie Library, the St. Augustine Church and the St. John's Catholic Church.
How Dallas began
When was Dallas founded?
The Dallas post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1908.
3 historic places in Dallas
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices
Dallas had its own post office from 1904 to 1973.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Dallas’ history
What year was Dallas founded?
The Dallas post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1908.
What is on the National Register in Dallas?
Three places: the Dallas Carnegie Library (listed 1976), the St. Augustine Church (2009) and the St. John's Catholic Church (2009).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (3), 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.