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History · Christoval

Christoval’s post office opened in 1889

Most of Christoval was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 2000.

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How Christoval began

When was Christoval founded?

1889

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

First census: 422 in 20002020 census: 482137 years
Founding year: the first Christoval post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Christoval’s past

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How Christoval came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Christoval.

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The community, which has also been known as South Concho and Delong, is said to be named after early settler Christopher Columbus Doty. A post office was established in 1889, and a local school was operating by 1901. By 1914, Christoval had an estimated population of 200, two general stores, and a newspaper – the Christoval Observer. Through the 1930s, a Baptist encampment was held annually that attracted as many as 10,000 persons to the South Concho River area, and the mineral waters in nearby Christoval also attracted visitors and settlers.

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On the map

Christoval on the map, 1972 to 1986

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

Christoval on the 1972 USGS mapChristoval on the 1986 USGS map1972Christoval 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 Christoval.

People over time

Christoval, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 504

Between 422 and 504 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Questions about Christoval’s history

What year was Christoval founded?

The Christoval post office opened in 1889, 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 Wikipedia, 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.