A history of Opp,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Opp from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusOpp is a city in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,771. Opp is named after Henry Opp, a lawyer for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 6,659 people in 2010, 6,771 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1972.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Opp yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Finish Opp’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAlabama & Florida A & F 1214 (SW7), 1990: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Opp, decade by decade
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.