MacArthur’s post office opened in 1942
Among the newest of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of MacArthur was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973.
How MacArthur began
When was MacArthur founded?
The MacArthur post office opened in 1942, the earliest record of the town by name.
How historic is MacArthur?
Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives MacArthur’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, MacArthur is among the newest of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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 MacArthur’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.
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 →
Old corners and places now gone
MacArthur’s post office has been open since 1942.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about MacArthur’s history
What year was MacArthur founded?
The MacArthur post office opened in 1942, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does MacArthur rank for history?
MacArthur is among the newest 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 MacArthur?
0.0% of MacArthur’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.9 points), against a typical 13% for a West Virginia town; the median home was built in 1973.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 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.