The story so far
Crocker, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crocker yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,268 to 1,450 (+14%).
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History · Crocker
Half of Crocker’s homes were built after 1989
More historic than 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Crocker was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1942 on and old-book passages.
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
About Crocker’s history
How historic is Crocker?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 4% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Crocker’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Crocker is more historic than 4% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Crocker’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±2.9) · typical WA town 4.3% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical WA town 0.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 4%
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Few Washington towns list much on the Register (a typical Washington town has 0.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Crocker’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (27% of Washington towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±2.9 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. 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 Crocker’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Crocker’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crocker’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.From the old history books
What they wrote about Crocker in 1927
Passages that mention Crocker, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Pierce County Washington1927 · page 729Read the page →
Read the text
and has charge of the company’s office in Tacoma, whilé Mr. Todd is in charge of all the outside interests. The company bought private property near Fairfax and later purchased extensive timber lands from the Northern Pacific Railroad. Until 1910 they operated the Arline mill, between South Prairie and Crocker, and then built the present plant at Fairfax. In earlier years they had a planing mill and column factory in connection with the sawmill, but they were burned out in 1918 and have never rebuilt. They now confine their output mainly to rough lumber, much of which is shipped to subsidiary plants in Tacoma for further manufacturing, to
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
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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Crocker on the map, 1942 to 1997
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Crocker. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1942Lake Tapps sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Crocker.
Places that used to be
Old corners
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Croker
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Crocker’s history
How does Crocker rank for history?
Crocker is more historic than 4% 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 Crocker?
0.0% of Crocker’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.9 points), against a typical 4.3% for a Washington town; the median home was built in 1989.
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).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.