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History · Springdale

Springdale dates to 1887, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1915 on and the census since 1910.

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How Springdale began

When was Springdale founded?

1887

Springdale dates its founding to 1887 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 251 in 19102020 census: 234139 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1889.The full story ↓

What stands out about Springdale’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 Springdale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Springdale’s history is told.

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The story

How Springdale came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Springdale.

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The present site of Springdale was a wilderness until about 1886, when Mr. John Shriner and Mr. Charles O. Squire arrived at about the same time. Squire erected the first sawmill in 1887. Once Mr. Squire finalized his homestead, he platted the area on November 29, 1889, which he called Squire City. He became the first postmaster in December 1889 and named the town "Squires City."

Mark P. Sheffer was the first merchant. He brought in material by horse-drawn freight wagons prior to the arrival on the railroad.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Springdale, 1887 to 1965

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887
    FoundingSpringdale is established
  3. 1889Post officeThe Squire City post office opens
  4. 1891Post officeThe Squire City post office closes
  5. 1891Post officeThe Springdale post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1965On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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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On the map

Springdale on the map, 1965 to 1980

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

Springdale on the 1965 USGS mapSpringdale on the 1980 USGS map1965Springdale sheet · 1:24,000

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

Every building

Springdale, building by building, 1915

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 sheet.

Springdale fire insurance map, 1915, sheet 11915Sheet 1 of 2
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

People over time

Springdale, census by census

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Between 184 and 285 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Springdale

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

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Sydney SweeneyAmerican actress · b. 1997
John StocktonAmerican basketball player · b. 1962
Chuck JonesAmerican animator and filmmaker · b. 1912
Craig T. NelsonAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1944
Anne McClainAmerican astronaut · b. 1979
Susan PetersAmerican actress · b. 1921
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Springdale’s post office has been open since 1891. Another post office, Squire City, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Squire City
1889–1891
Springdale
1891–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Springdale’s history

What year was Springdale founded?

In 1887, according to Wikidata. Springdale’s post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1910 counted 251 people here.

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 Wikipedia, 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.