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History · Quinlan

Quinlan dates to 1882

More historic than 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Quinlan was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984.

1882founded
0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
3famous people
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Quick answers

How Quinlan began

When was Quinlan founded?

1882

Quinlan dates its founding to 1882 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1894.

2020 census: 1,414144 years

How historic is Quinlan?

C−

More historic than 19% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1894.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Quinlan’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Quinlan is more historic than 19% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Quinlan’s overall grade.
Founding era1882, from Wikidata: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19402.3% of homes (±1.6) · 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 19%
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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 Quinlan’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 C− to C. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1882.

Founding year: Wikidata (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 Quinlan’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 Quinlan 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 Quinlan’s history is told.

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The story

How Quinlan came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Quinlan.

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The city of Quinlan began about 1892 as a stop on the Texas Midland Railroad, which was owned by famed bond investor Hetty Green, called by the contemporary press "The Witch of Wall Street". The railroad was operated by her son, Edward H.R. Green. Texas Midland became a subsidiary of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad, and the city which built up around a depot constructed here between the towns of Roberts and Greenville was named Quinlan in honor of George A. Quinlan, the general manager of the Houston & Texas Central railroad.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Quinlan, 1882 to 1938

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882
    FoundingQuinlan is established
  3. 1894Post officeThe Quinlan post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1903Born hereUel Eubanks is born here
  6. 1909Born hereHobart Lytal is born here
  7. 1938Born hereJohn Autry is born here
By decade

Quinlan, decade by decade

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Famous people

3 famous people were born in Quinlan

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

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Uel EubanksAmerican baseball player · b. 1903
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Hobart LytalAmerican football player · b. 1909
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John AutryCanadian football player · b. 1938

Questions about Quinlan’s history

What year was Quinlan founded?

In 1882, according to Wikidata. Quinlan’s post office opened in 1894.

How does Quinlan rank for history?

Quinlan is more historic than 19% 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 Quinlan?

2% of Quinlan’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 1984.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.