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History · Aspermont

Aspermont’s post office opened in 1889

Most of Aspermont was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1931 on, and the census since 1890.

1889first post office
0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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From Aspermont’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Aspermont began

When was Aspermont founded?

1889

The Aspermont post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 205 in 18902020 census: 789137 years
Founding year: the first Aspermont post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Aspermont’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,357 in 1980; 789 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Aspermont’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Aspermont’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.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewWard Brazos River Bridge, Spanning Salt…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Aspermont, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,357

Peaked at 1,357 in 1980; 789 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story so far

Aspermont, in brief

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

Aspermont is a town in and the county seat of Stonewall County, Texas, United States. Its population was 789 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1889. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 919 to 789 (-14%).

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

Timeline

Aspermont, 1889 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1889Post officeThe Aspermont post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1931On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1933Born herePete Hart is born here
  6. 1944Born hereJohn Ray Godfrey is born here
  7. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 1,357
By decade

Aspermont, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Ward Brazos River Bridge, Spanning Salt Fork of Brazos River at County Route 109Date?Ward Brazos River Bridge, Spanning Salt Fork of Brazo…
Today8 recent
Bank in Aspermont Texas 20172017Bank in Aspermont Texas 2017Aspermont Texas water tower 20152015Aspermont Texas water tower 2015Aspermont South of Courthouse2012Aspermont South of CourthouseStonewall County, TX, Courthouse IMG 62332010Stonewall County, TX, Courthouse IMG 6233First Baptist Church, Aspermont, TX IMG 62322010First Baptist Church, Aspermont, TX IMG 6232Downtown Aspermont, TX IMG 62372010Downtown Aspermont, TX IMG 6237Stonewall county courthouse2009Stonewall county courthouseAspermont 012009Aspermont 01
On the map

Aspermont on the map, 1931 to 1968

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

Aspermont on the 1931 USGS mapAspermont on the 1968 USGS map1931Aspermont 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 Aspermont.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Ward Brazos River Bridge, Spanning Salt Fork of Brazos River at County Route 109
Retake this viewWard Brazos River Bridge, Spanning Salt Fork of Brazos River at County Route 109

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Aspermont’s page.

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Aspermont

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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John Ray GodfreyAmerican basketball player · b. 1944
Pete HartAmerican football player · b. 1933

Questions about Aspermont’s history

What year was Aspermont founded?

The Aspermont post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (8), the Library of Congress (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.