The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Tabor.
The town is named after the town of Tábor in the Czech Republic, the native land of a large share of the early settlers.
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History · Tabor
Tabor dates to 1871, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940
8 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 1 old photo or paper.
1871founded
8on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
Quick answers
How Tabor began
When was Tabor founded?
1871
Tabor dates its founding to 1871 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1872.
2020 census: 407155 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1872.The full story ↓
What stands out about Tabor’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Tabor’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tabor’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.On the National Register
8 historic places in Tabor
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
8
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
10
each building in a district counts
first listed
1983
Tabor School
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Czech Masonry2
Neo-Gothic1
Italianate1
Queen Anne1
Czech L-Shape1
Tabor SchoolBuilt 1873
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and Parish HouseNeo-Gothic · Built 1898
Merkwan, Mathias, Rubblestone BarnCzech Masonry
Old St. Wenceslaus Catholic Parish HouseItalianate
Joseph V. Wagner HouseQueen Anne
All 8 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Timeline
Tabor, 1871 to 1980
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1871FoundingTabor is established
- 1872Post officeThe Tabor post office opens
- 1873BuiltTabor School is built
- 1898BuiltSt. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and Parish House is built
- 1898Born hereLou Koupal is born here
- 20th century
- 1980Born hereChris Karr is born here
By decade
Tabor, decade by decade
Date unknown1 to date
Date?Today1 recent
2004Then & now
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Questions about Tabor’s history
What year was Tabor founded?
In 1871, according to Wikidata. Tabor’s post office opened in 1872.
What is on the National Register in Tabor?
8 listings: 8 buildings, among them the Tabor School (listed 1983, the first). 10 historic buildings in all.
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Sources
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 (1), the Library of Congress (1), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (8), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.