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History · Agnew

Agnew’s post office opened in 1886

Below: maps from 1899 on.

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How Agnew began

When was Agnew founded?

1886

The Agnew post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 30140 years
Founding year: the first Agnew post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Agnew’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 Agnew are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1982. Watch Agnew change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Agnew’s history is told.

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On the map

Agnew on the map, 1899 to 1982

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

Agnew on the 1899 USGS mapAgnew on the 1969 USGS mapAgnew on the 1982 USGS map1899Wahoo sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Agnew.

The story

How Agnew came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Agnew.

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A post office was established at Agnew in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1978. The community was named for William James Agnew, a railroad official. Agnew was platted in 1889.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Agnew, 1886 to 1978

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Agnew post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1978Post officeThe Agnew post office closes
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Agnew, decade by decade

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Agnew had its own post office from 1886 to 1978.

Agnew
1886–1978
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Agnew’s history

What year was Agnew founded?

The Agnew post office opened in 1886, 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 Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, 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.