The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Daisetta.
The city was named after residents Daisy Barrett and Etta White.
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History · Daisetta
Daisetta’s post office opened in 1921
More historic than 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Daisetta was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976.
1921first post office
0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
1famous people
Quick answers
How Daisetta began
When was Daisetta founded?
1921
The Daisetta post office opened in 1921, the earliest record of the town by name.
2020 census: 923105 years
How historic is Daisetta?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 10% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Daisetta post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Daisetta’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Daisetta is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Daisetta’s overall grade.
Founding era1921, from the first post office: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19403.0% of homes (±6.0) · typical TX town 1.6% · U.S. 8.4%C−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical TX town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 10%
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Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Daisetta’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.0 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Daisetta’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Daisetta’s history is told.
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What year was Daisetta founded?
The Daisetta post office opened in 1921, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Daisetta rank for history?
Daisetta is more historic than 10% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Daisetta?
3% of Daisetta’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.0 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1976.
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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).
From 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.