More historic than 12% of U.S. towns · #55 of 61 in West Virginia. What drives it
Most of Culloden was built recently: 0.4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982. Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 2000.
Founding year: the first Culloden post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Culloden’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Culloden is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #55 of 61 in West Virginia. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Culloden’s overall grade.
West Virginia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical West Virginia town has 29.6 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Culloden’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (17% of West Virginia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±1.0 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Culloden’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Culloden. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1902Milton 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 Culloden.
The story so far
Culloden, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Culloden yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Culloden is a census-designated place in Cabell and Putnam counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,016. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The community's name was selected on account of its perceived uniqueness.
Its first post office opened in 1886. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,061 in 2010, 3,016 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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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The Culloden post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Culloden rank for history?
Culloden is more historic than 12% of U.S. towns, #55 of 61 in West Virginia. 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 Culloden?
0.4% of Culloden’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.0 points), against a typical 13% for a West Virginia town; the median home was built in 1982.
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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.
