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History · Nedrow

Nedrow’s post office opened in 1917, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Nedrow began

When was Nedrow founded?

1917

The Nedrow post office opened in 1917, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,095109 years
Founding year: the first Nedrow post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Nedrow’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Nedrow are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Nedrow’s homes were built before 1953.
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Nedrow, in brief

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

Nedrow (, Onondaga: Dyodę·wá·de) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the town of Onondaga in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Nedrow had a population of 2,095. It is a suburb of Syracuse, whose southern border it adjoins. The name "Nedrow" is an anadrome of founder's name Worden. It is known as Dyodę·wá·de in the indigenous Onondaga language.

Its first post office opened in 1917. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,244 to 2,095 (-7%).

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

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History across the town line

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Onondaga3 historic placesB−Syracuse124 historic placesA+

Questions about Nedrow’s history

What year was Nedrow founded?

The Nedrow post office opened in 1917, 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 →

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