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History · Byersville

Byersville’s post office opened in 1833, and 86% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

1833first post office
0on the National Register
86%homes built before 1940
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How Byersville began

When was Byersville founded?

1833

The Byersville post office opened in 1833, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 44193 years
Founding year: the first Byersville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Byersville’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 Byersville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Byersville’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19053 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1972. Watch Byersville change.Deep rootsA post office since 1833: 193 years of Byersville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Byersville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Byersville, in brief

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

Byersville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of West Sparta, Livingston County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Byersville had a population of 44. The ZIP Code is 14517.

Its first post office opened in 1833. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 47 to 44 (-6%).

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

On the map

Byersville on the map, 1905 to 1972

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

Byersville on the 1905 USGS mapByersville on the 1943 USGS mapByersville on the 1972 USGS map1905Nunda 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 Byersville.

By decade

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Byersville

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

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Henry M. TellerAmerican politician · b. 1830
Francis BellamyAmerican Christian socialist Baptist minister · b. 1855
James M. MeadAmerican politician · b. 1885
James Jeremiah WadsworthAmerican politician · b. 1905
Josiah BegoleAmerican politician · b. 1815
Ross BarnesAmerican Major League Baseball player · b. 1850

Questions about Byersville’s history

What year was Byersville founded?

The Byersville post office opened in 1833, 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.