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History · Timbercreek Canyon

Half of Timbercreek Canyon’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Timbercreek Canyon was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1960 on and the census since 1990.

0on the National Register
1%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Timbercreek Canyon’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 Timbercreek Canyon 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 Timbercreek Canyon’s history is told.

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The story so far

Timbercreek Canyon, in brief

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

Timbercreek Canyon is a village in Randall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Timbercreek Canyon had a population of 430. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 418 to 430 (+3%).

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

Timbercreek Canyon on the map, 1960 to 1973

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

Timbercreek Canyon on the 1960 USGS mapTimbercreek Canyon on the 1973 USGS map1960The Palisades sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Timbercreek Canyon.

People over time

Timbercreek Canyon, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 430

Between 277 and 430 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Timbercreek Canyon’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Timbercreek Canyon

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

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Cyd CharisseAmerican dancer and actress · b. 1922
George SaundersAmerican writer · b. 1958
Rick HusbandAmerican astronaut · b. 1957
Carolyn JonesAmerican actress · b. 1930
Arden ChoAmerican actress, singer, and model · b. 1985
Grady BoochAmerican software engineer · b. 1955
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

PalisadesIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.