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History · Warrington

Warrington’s post office opened in 1849, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on.

1849first post office
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27%homes built before 1940
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How Warrington began

When was Warrington founded?

1849

The Warrington post office opened in 1849, the earliest record of the town by name.

177 years
Founding year: the first Warrington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Warrington’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 Warrington are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1849: 177 years of Warrington.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Warrington’s history is told.

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The story

How Warrington came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Warrington.

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Warrington was first platted in by John Oldham in 1834. A post office was established at Warrington in 1849, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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

Warrington on the map, 1953 to 1966

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

Warrington on the 1953 USGS mapWarrington on the 1966 USGS map1953Pendleton 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 Warrington.

Famous people

Famous people close to Warrington

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

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Charles A. BeardAmerican historian · b. 1874
James Whitcomb RileyAmerican poet from Indianapolis · b. 1849
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Zachary AbelAmerican television actor · b. 1980
Clifford M. HardinAmerican politician · b. 1915
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Walter Dorwin TeagueAmerican designer · b. 1883
Forrest LewisAmerican actor · b. 1899

Questions about Warrington’s history

What year was Warrington founded?

The Warrington post office opened in 1849, 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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.