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History · Normandy

Normandy’s post office opened in 1937

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How Normandy began

When was Normandy founded?

1937

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

2020 census: 5489 years
Founding year: the first Normandy post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Normandy’s past

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The story so far

Normandy, in brief

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

Normandy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maverick County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Normandy had a population of 54. It is in the northwestern part of the county, along U.S. Route 277 in the Rio Grande valley. It is 16 miles (26 km) north-northwest of Eagle Pass, the Maverick county seat, and 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Del Rio.

Its first post office opened in 1937.

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

Timeline

Normandy, 1937 to 1966

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1937Post officeThe Normandy post office opens
  3. 1940On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1966Post officeThe Normandy post office closes
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On the map

Normandy on the map, 1940 to 1985

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

Normandy on the 1940 USGS mapNormandy on the 1985 USGS map1940Quemado 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 Normandy.

Famous people

Famous people close to Normandy

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

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Louis LaneAmerican conductor · b. 1923
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Alia M. LudlumUnited States federal judge · b. 1962
Alma CanalesAmerican organizer and activist · b. 1947
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Normandy had its own post office from 1937 to 1966.

Normandy
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Normandy’s history

What year was Normandy founded?

The Normandy 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.