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History · South Frydek

Half of South Frydek’s homes were built after 2003

Most of South Frydek was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1956 on.

0on the National Register
0.8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about South Frydek’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 South Frydek 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 South Frydek’s history is told.

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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

South Frydek on the map, 1956 to 1980

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

South Frydek on the 1956 USGS mapSouth Frydek on the 1960 USGS mapSouth Frydek on the 1980 USGS map1956Wallis 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 South Frydek.

Famous people

Famous people close to South Frydek

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

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Renée ZellwegerAmerican actress · b. 1969
Andy DaltonAmerican football player · b. 1987
Dobie GrayAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1940
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Debra SapenterAmerican sprinter · b. 1952
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Patrick ZurekAmerican RC bishop · b. 1948
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Errol NolanAmerican sprinter · b. 1991

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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 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.