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Junius dates to 1795, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it

4 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1820.

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25%homes built before 1940
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How Junius began

When was Junius founded?

1795

Junius dates its founding to 1795 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1820.

First census: 5,113 in 18202020 census: 1,388231 years

How historic is Junius?

A

More historic than 87% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1808.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Junius’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Junius is more historic than 87% of U.S. towns. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.

A
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Junius’ overall grade.
Founding era1795, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194025.0% of homes (±7.9) · typical NY town 26.6% · U.S. 8.4%A−National Register4 listings, 6 historic buildings, 50.2 per 10,000 residents · typical NY town 12.3 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 87%
NewerOlder

New York towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New York town has 12.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Junius’ 50.2 sits above most of its state (69% of New York towns have fewer) while its 6 historic buildings outnumber those of 72% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.9 points). Two sources give 1795.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Junius’ 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 Junius are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1978. Watch Junius change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1795: 231 years of Junius.Landmarks on the Register4 places on the National Register.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Junius’s history is told.

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On the map

Junius on the map, 1902 to 1978

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

Junius on the 1902 USGS mapJunius on the 1943 USGS mapJunius on the 1953 USGS mapJunius on the 1978 USGS map1902Geneva 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 Junius.

Timeline

Junius, 1795 to 1905

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1795
    FoundingJunius is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1808Post officeThe Junius post office opens
  5. 1840Born hereEmma L. Shaw is born here
  6. 1846Post officeThe West Junius post office opens
  7. 1851Born hereRuby I. Gilbert is born here
  8. 20th century
  9. 1902Post officeThe West Junius post office closes
  10. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  11. 1905Post officeThe Junius post office closes
The story

How Junius came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Junius.

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Junius was part of the Central New York Military Tract used to pay soldiers of the American Revolution. The region was first settled around 1795.

The town was set apart from the Town of Fayette in 1803. Junius was subsequently divided to form new towns: Wolcott, in Wayne County (1807), Galen also in Wayne County (1812), Seneca Falls (1829), Tyre (1829), and Waterloo (1829).

The Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1027 Stone Church Rd., Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1111 Stone Church Road, Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1229 Birdsey Road, and John Graves Cobblestone Farmhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Junius in 1868

Passages that mention Junius, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Imprimis. After my just debts are paid, I give the whole of my estate to Junius Burk, Valentine Swail of Telecarner, in the County of Down, in the Kingdom of Great Britain (Ireland) to be equally divided between the said Junius Burk, Valentine Swail, May Leed, and Jane Swail, but if the said Estate…
Some materials to serve for a brief memoir of John Daly Burk, author of a History of Virginia. With a sketch of the life and character of his only child, Judge John Junius Burk1868 · page 65Read the page →
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Imprimis. After my just debts are paid, I give the whole of my estate to Junius Burk, Valentine Swail of Telecarner, in the County of Down, in the Kingdom of Great Britain (Ireland) to be equally divided between the said Junius Burk, Valentine Swail, May Leed, and Jane Swail, but if the said Estate cannot be equally divided, unless a sale of the lot takes place,

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Junius, decade by decade

Today4 recent
JuniusNY JohnGravesCobblestoneHouse2017JuniusNY JohnGravesCobblestoneHouseJuniusNY 1111StoneChurchRoad2017JuniusNY 1111StoneChurchRoadJuniusNY 1027StoneChurchRoad2017JuniusNY 1027StoneChurchRoadOld Dublin Well2015Old Dublin Well
On the National Register

4 historic places in Junius

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

places listed
4
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
6
each building in a district counts
first listed
2007
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1027 Stone Church Rd.
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1027 Stone Church Rd.Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1111 Stone Church RoachGraves, John, Cobblestone FarmhouseCobblestone Farmhouse at 1229 Birdsey Road
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival2
Federal2
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1027 Stone Church Rd.Greek Revival
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1111 Stone Church RoachFederal
Graves, John, Cobblestone FarmhouseFederal
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1229 Birdsey RoadGreek Revival

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

People over time

Junius, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5001850190019502000Peak: 5,113

Between 738 and 5,113 people in every census since 1820.

21 censuses, 1820–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Junius

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Emma L. ShawAmerican magazine editor · b. 1840
Ruby I. GilbertAmerican businesswoman · b. 1851
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Junius had its own post office from 1808 to 1905. Another post office, West Junius, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Junius
1808–1905
West Junius
1846–1902
18001910today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DublinStone Church Corner
Gone or out of use
School Number 1schoolSchool Number 2schoolSchool Number 4schoolSchool Number 5schoolSchool Number 6schoolSchool Number 6schoolSchool Number 7school
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Junius
NewtonSouthwick

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Waterloo11 historic placesAPhelps8 historic placesAGalen3 historic placesA+Tyre2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Junius’ history

What year was Junius founded?

In 1795, according to Wikidata. Junius’ post office opened in 1808, and the census of 1820 counted 5,113 people here.

How does Junius rank for history?

Junius is more historic than 87% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Junius?

4 listings: 4 buildings, among them the Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1027 Stone Church Rd. (listed 2007, the first). 6 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Junius?

25% of Junius’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.9 points), against a typical 27% for a New York town; the median home was built in 1979.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the National Register of Historic Places (4), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.