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History · Annetta South

Annetta South was first counted by the census in 1980

Most of Annetta South was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1959 on and the census since 1980.

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How Annetta South began

When was Annetta South founded?

1980

Annetta South first appears in the census in 1980.

First census: 249 in 19802020 census: 62146 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Annetta South’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Annetta South, in brief

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

Annetta South is a town in Parker County, Texas, United States. The population was 621 in 2020. The town split from Annetta and incorporated in the 1980s, at which time it had a population of 115.

Its first post office opened in 1980. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 526 to 621 (+18%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Annetta South on the map, 1959 to 1979

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

Annetta South on the 1959 USGS mapAnnetta South on the 1979 USGS map1959Anneta sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

Annetta South, census by census

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Grew from 249 people in 1980 to 621 in 2020.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Annetta South’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Annetta South

Nobody well known was born in Annetta South itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert E. HowardAmerican author · b. 1906
Mary MartinAmerican actress · b. 1913
William H. SimpsonUnited States Army general · b. 1888
Sharon LynnAmerican actress · b. 1901
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Bryan BertinoAmerican film director and screenwriter · b. 1977
Fritz G. LanhamAmerican politician · b. 1880
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Annetta South’s history

What year was Annetta South founded?

The Annetta South post office opened in 1980, 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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.