Most of Naples was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1999. Below: maps from 1980 on and the census since 1890.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Naples is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Naples’ overall grade.
Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Naples’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah 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 D to C−. The pre-1940 share (±1.9 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1878.
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 Naples’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost a third of its people between 1900 and 1930, then grew 4-fold.
11 censuses, 1890–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Naples’ Wikipedia page.
The story so far
Naples, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Naples yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Naples is a city in Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,282 at the 2020 United States Census. Naples was listed as a town in 2000; it has since been classified as a fifth-class city by state law.
Naples was established in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,755 to 2,280 (+30%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Naples, 1878 to 2020
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Naples.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices
Naples had its own post office from 1889 to 1905.
Naples
1889–1905
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Naples’ history
What year was Naples founded?
In 1878, according to Wikidata. Naples’ post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1890 counted 212 people here.
How does Naples rank for history?
Naples is more historic than 18% 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 Naples?
3% of Naples’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.9 points), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 1999.
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 (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.
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