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History · Wynnburg

Wynnburg’s post office opened in 1910

Below: maps from 1925 on.

1910first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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How Wynnburg began

When was Wynnburg founded?

1910

The Wynnburg post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 91116 years
Founding year: the first Wynnburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wynnburg’s past

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Start Wynnburg’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wynnburg’s history is told.

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On the map

Wynnburg on the map, 1925 to 1981

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

Wynnburg on the 1925 USGS mapWynnburg on the 1939 USGS mapWynnburg on the 1956 USGS mapWynnburg on the 1964 USGS mapWynnburg on the 1981 USGS map1925Reelfoot Lake sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Wynnburg, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wynnburg yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wynnburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Tennessee, United States. Its ZIP code is 38077. The post office in Wynnburg started operations in 1910.

Its first post office opened in 1910.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Wynnburg

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Places that used to be

Places now gone

Wynnburg’s post office has been open since 1910.

Gone or out of use
Wynnburg Schoolschool

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

Questions about Wynnburg’s history

What year was Wynnburg founded?

The Wynnburg post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.