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History · Tivoli

Tivoli’s post office opened in 1893

Most of Tivoli was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974. Below: 4 old photos and papers from 1880 on.

1893first post office
0on the National Register
1%homes built before 1940
4old photos & papers
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From Tivoli’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Tivoli began

When was Tivoli founded?

1893

The Tivoli post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 419133 years
Founding year: the first Tivoli post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Tivoli’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Tivoli’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tivoli’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps -…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Tivoli, in brief

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

Tivoli is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Refugio County, Texas, United States. It takes its name from the town of Tivoli in the Lazio region of central Italy. It was a new CDP for the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Tivoli had a population of 419.

Its first post office opened in 1893. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 479 to 419 (-13%).

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

By decade

Tivoli, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1880s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1880s4 items
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refugio County - ED 196-1 - ED 196-1118801940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refug…1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refugio County - ED 196-1 - ED 196-1118801940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refug…1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refugio County - ED 196-1 - ED 196-1118801940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refug…1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas (TX) - Refugio County - Refugio County - ED 196-1 to 1718801950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas (TX) - …
1890s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
Water tower in2014Water tower in
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refugio County - ED 196-1 - ED 196-11
Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Texas - Refugio County - ED 196-1 - ED 196-11, 1880

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Famous people

Famous people close to Tivoli

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

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Ignacio ZaragozaMexican political and military leader · b. 1829
Nolan RyanAmerican baseball player · b. 1947
Gale StormAmerican actress, singer · b. 1922
Matt ProkopAmerican actor · b. 1990
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Steven SaylorAmerican author of historical novels · b. 1956
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Jack StarrettAmerican actor · b. 1936
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Tivoli’s post office has been open since 1893.

Gone or out of use
Refugio County Sheriff's Officebuilding

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

Questions about Tivoli’s history

What year was Tivoli founded?

The Tivoli post office opened in 1893, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (5), 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.