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History · Randolph

Randolph was first counted by the census in 1870, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Randolph Tabernacle. Below: maps from 1912 on and the census since 1870.

1870first census
1on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Randolph began

When was Randolph founded?

1870

Randolph first appears in the census in 1870.

First census: 76 in 18702020 census: 467156 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Randolph’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 Randolph are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 821 in 1900; 467 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19123 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1984. Watch Randolph change.
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Start Randolph’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Randolph, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 821

Peaked at 821 in 1900; 467 people lived here in 2020.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

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

On the map

Randolph on the map, 1912 to 1984

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

Randolph on the 1912 USGS mapRandolph on the 1968 USGS mapRandolph on the 1984 USGS map1912Randolph sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Randolph, in brief

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

Randolph is a town in Rich County, Utah, United States and as of the 2020 census, the town population was 467. It is the county seat of Rich County. Randolph had the highest percentage of people of any city in the country vote for George W. Bush in the 2004 election, at 95.6% Randolph's municipal classification was officially changed from a city to a town on January 1, 2009. The controversial WWASPS boarding school Old West Academy (formerly Majestic Ranch Academy) is located just outside Randolph.

Its first post office opened in 1870. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 464 in 2010, 467 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Randolph, 1872 to 1912

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1872Post officeThe Randolph post office opens
  3. 1898BuiltRandolph Tabernacle is built
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900CensusPopulation peaks at 821
  6. 1905Born hereDavid M. Kennedy is born here
  7. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Randolph, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Randolph Camp Historical Monument Plaque2026Randolph Camp Historical Monument PlaqueRICH HIGH2022RICH HIGHRich County UT courthouse12010Rich County UT courthouse1
Every building

Randolph, building by building, 1916–1922

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Randolph fire insurance map, 1916, sheet 11916Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Randolph

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1986
Randolph Tabernacle
Randolph Tabernacle, built 1898
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Victorian Eclectic1
Randolph TabernacleVictorian Eclectic · Built 1898

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Randolph’s history

What year was Randolph founded?

The Randolph post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Randolph?

One place: the Randolph Tabernacle (listed 1986).

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 (3), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.