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History · Whaleyville

Whaleyville’s post office opened in 1836, and 72% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

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How Whaleyville began

When was Whaleyville founded?

1836

The Whaleyville post office opened in 1836, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 192190 years
Founding year: the first Whaleyville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Whaleyville’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 Whaleyville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Whaleyville’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1992. Watch Whaleyville change.Deep rootsA post office since 1836: 190 years of Whaleyville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Whaleyville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Whaleyville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Whaleyville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Whaleyville is a census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1836. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 149 to 192 (+29%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Whaleyville on the map, 1902 to 1992

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

Whaleyville on the 1902 USGS mapWhaleyville on the 1942 USGS mapWhaleyville on the 1983 USGS mapWhaleyville on the 1992 USGS map1902Pittsville 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 Whaleyville.

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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Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Whaleyville’s post office has been open since 1836.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Duncan Crossing
Gone or out of use
Old Swamp Schoolhouseschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Whaleyville
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Whaleyville’s history

What year was Whaleyville founded?

The Whaleyville post office opened in 1836, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.