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History · McLeod

McLeod’s post office opened in 1937, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1944 on.

1937first post office
0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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How McLeod began

When was McLeod founded?

1937

The McLeod post office opened in 1937, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 31189 years
Founding year: the first McLeod post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about McLeod’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of McLeod are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McLeod’s history is told.

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The story so far

McLeod, in brief

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

McLeod is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in southeastern Cass County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, McLeod had a population of 311. The McLeod Independent School District serves area students. MISD has sports such as basketball, baseball/softball, cross country, tennis, track, and golf. The school has over 300 students.

Its first post office opened in 1937.

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

McLeod on the map, 1944 to 1962

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

McLeod on the 1944 USGS mapMcLeod on the 1962 USGS map1944Kildare 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 McLeod.

Famous people

Famous people close to McLeod

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

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Scott JoplinAmerican composer, musician, pianist (1867/68-1… · b. 1867
Bessie ColemanAmerican aviator · b. 1892
T-Bone WalkerAmerican blues guitarist, singer, songwriter an… · b. 1910
John RamboAmerican athletics competitor · b. 1943
Phil RobertsonAmerican professional hunter, businessman and r… · b. 1946
Vernon DalhartAmerican country music singer · b. 1883

Questions about McLeod’s history

What year was McLeod founded?

The McLeod post office opened in 1937, 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.