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Templeton’s post office opened in 1827

Below: maps from 1894 on.

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How Templeton began

When was Templeton founded?

1827

The Templeton post office opened in 1827, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 372199 years
Founding year: the first Templeton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Templeton’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 Templeton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18945 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1974. Watch Templeton change.Deep rootsA post office since 1827: 199 years of Templeton.
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Start Templeton’s collection

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

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On the map

Templeton on the map, 1894 to 1974

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

Templeton on the 1894 USGS mapTempleton on the 1946 USGS mapTempleton on the 1952 USGS mapTempleton on the 1969 USGS mapTempleton on the 1974 USGS map1894Petersburg 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 Templeton.

Timeline

Templeton, 1827 to 1907

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1827Post officeThe Templeton post office opens
  3. 1894On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1907Post officeThe Templeton post office closes
The story so far

Templeton, in brief

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

Templeton is a census-designated place in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Templeton had a population of 372. Templeton is located along Interstate 95 at Exit 41 where US 301, and Virginia State Routes 35 and 156 converge.

Its first post office opened in 1827. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 431 to 372 (-14%).

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

By decade

Templeton, decade by decade

Today11 recent
Old Gas Station & House; US 301;2019Old Gas Station & House; US 301;NB US 301 over Jones Hole Swamp;2019NB US 301 over Jones Hole Swamp;Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-32019Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-3Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-22019Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-2Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-12019Confederate General Wade Hampton Memorial-1Abandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-22019Abandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-2Abandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-12019Abandoned Motel on US 301; Templeteon, Virginia-102-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight Station201802-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight Station01-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight Station201801-SB I-95 Carson, VA Weight StationNorthbound I-95; Three-fourths of a mile from Exit 41 (US 301-VA 35-156) in2005Northbound I-95; Three-fourths of a mile from Exit 41…Northbound I-95 at Exit 41 (US 301-VA 35-156) in2005Northbound I-95 at Exit 41 (US 301-VA 35-156) in
Famous people

Famous people close to Templeton

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

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Joseph CottenAmerican actor · b. 1905
Moses MaloneAmerican basketball player · b. 1955
Reggie WilliamsAmerican basketball player · b. 1986
Javonte GreenAmerican basketball player · b. 1993
Jennifer McClellanAmerican politician in Virginia · b. 1972
John Y. MasonAmerican politician · b. 1799
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Templeton had its own post office from 1827 to 1907.

Templeton
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Bexley Trailer ParkReeves

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

Questions about Templeton’s history

What year was Templeton founded?

The Templeton post office opened in 1827, 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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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 (11), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.