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Crumpler’s post office opened in 1906, and 58% of its homes were built before 1940

1906first post office
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58%homes built before 1940
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How Crumpler began

When was Crumpler founded?

1906

The Crumpler post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Lambert (1902), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 151120 years
Founding year: the first Crumpler post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Crumpler’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 Crumpler are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Crumpler’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Crumpler, in brief

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

Crumpler is a census-designated place (CDP) located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 151 (down from 204 at the 2010 census).

Its first post office opened in 1906. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 204 to 151 (-26%).

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

Timeline

Crumpler, 1902 to 1996

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902Post officeThe Lambert post office opens
  3. 1906Post officeThe Lambert post office closes
  4. 1906Post officeThe Crumpler post office opens
  5. 1996Post officeThe Crumpler post office closes
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Crumpler had its own post office from 1906 to 1996. Another post office, Lambert, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Lambert
1902–1906
Crumpler
1906–1996
19001960today

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

Questions about Crumpler’s history

What year was Crumpler founded?

The Crumpler post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.