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History · Corfu

Corfu’s post office opened in 1839, and 40% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1880.

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Quick answers

How Corfu began

When was Corfu founded?

1839

The Corfu post office opened in 1839, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 353 in 18802020 census: 689187 years
Founding year: the first Corfu post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Corfu’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 Corfu are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1984. Watch Corfu change.Old housesHalf of Corfu’s homes were built before 1953.Deep rootsA post office since 1839: 187 years of Corfu.
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Start Corfu’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Corfu’s history is told.

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On the map

Corfu on the map, 1905 to 1984

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

Corfu on the 1905 USGS mapCorfu on the 1949 USGS mapCorfu on the 1950 USGS mapCorfu on the 1984 USGS map1905Attica 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 Corfu.

The story

How Corfu came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Corfu.

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The early community was known as "Longs Corners". The name "Corfu" was adopted when a post office was established. The village of Corfu was incorporated in 1868.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Corfu, decade by decade

Today6 recent
East Main Street in2021East Main Street inFLT CT08 7.3 mi - Signs at parking lot at N end Darien Lake S. P2011FLT CT08 7.3 mi - Signs at parking lot at N end Darie…FLT CT08 7.3 mi - Picnic tables and kiosk at parking lot at N end Darien Lake S. P2011FLT CT08 7.3 mi - Picnic tables and kiosk at parking …FLT CT08 11.85 mi - Puncheon, 2 4x4x8' deck, 4x4 sills2011FLT CT08 11.85 mi - Puncheon, 2 4x4x8' deck, 4x4 sillsFLT CT08 11.8 mi - Puncheon, 2 4x4x8' deck, 4x4 sills2011FLT CT08 11.8 mi - Puncheon, 2 4x4x8' deck, 4x4 sillsHome - panoramio - marybeth132007Home - panoramio - marybeth13
People over time

Corfu, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 795

Between 353 and 795 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Corfu’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Corfu

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

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Dorothy ThompsonAmerican journalist and radio broadcaster · b. 1893
John GardnerAmerican novelist, essayist, literary critic an… · b. 1933
Alex WebsterAmerican bassist · b. 1969
Belva Ann LockwoodSuffragist · b. 1830
Lucille CliftonAmerican poet · b. 1936
Jack OwenAmerican guitarist · b. 1967

Questions about Corfu’s history

What year was Corfu founded?

The Corfu post office opened in 1839, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.