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History · Cearfoss

Cearfoss’ post office opened in 1871, and 64% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Cearfoss began

When was Cearfoss founded?

1871

The Cearfoss post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 176155 years
Founding year: the first Cearfoss post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Cearfoss had its own post office from 1871 to 1903.

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

Questions about Cearfoss’ history

What year was Cearfoss founded?

The Cearfoss post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.