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History · Eggertsville

Eggertsville’s post office opened in 1855, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

5 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1894 on.

1855first post office
5on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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How Eggertsville began

When was Eggertsville founded?

1855

The Eggertsville post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 15,561171 years
Founding year: the first Eggertsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Eggertsville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18945 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1965. Watch Eggertsville change.Old housesHalf of Eggertsville’s homes were built before 1951.Landmarks on the Register5 places on the National Register.
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Start Eggertsville’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewEggertsville (Village); Getzville (Vill…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Eggertsville on the map, 1894 to 1965

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

Eggertsville on the 1894 USGS mapEggertsville on the 1901 USGS mapEggertsville on the 1948 USGS mapEggertsville on the 1950 USGS mapEggertsville on the 1965 USGS map1894Buffalo 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 Eggertsville.

The story so far

Eggertsville, in brief

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

Eggertsville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Eggertsville had a population of 15,561. Eggertsville is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

Its first post office opened in 1855. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 15,019 to 15,561 (+4%).

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

By decade

Eggertsville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1880s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1880s1 item
Eggertsville (Village); Getzville (Village); Amherst (Township)1880Eggertsville (Village); Getzville (Village); Amherst …
1890s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Eggertsville (Village); Getzville (Village); Amherst (Township)
Retake this viewEggertsville (Village); Getzville (Village); Amherst (Township), 1880

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Eggertsville’s page.

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On the National Register

5 listings protect 491 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
5
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
491
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Eggertsville

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

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Herman HollerithAmerican statistician and inventor（1860-1929） · b. 1860
John RobertsChief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Unite… · b. 1955
Chad Michael MurrayAmerican actor · b. 1981
Christine BaranskiAmerican actress · b. 1952
Frances ClevelandFirst Lady of the United States from 1886 to 18… · b. 1864
David BoreanazAmerican actor · b. 1969
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Amherst14 historic placesB+Buffalo205 historic placesA+

Questions about Eggertsville’s history

What year was Eggertsville founded?

The Eggertsville post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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