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History · Terryville

Terryville’s post office opened in 1888

Most of Terryville was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Below: maps from 1902 on.

1888first post office
0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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How Terryville began

When was Terryville founded?

1888

The Terryville post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 11,472138 years
Founding year: the first Terryville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Terryville’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 Terryville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1967. Watch Terryville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Terryville’s history is told.

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On the map

Terryville on the map, 1902 to 1967

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

Terryville on the 1902 USGS mapTerryville on the 1919 USGS mapTerryville on the 1947 USGS mapTerryville on the 1955 USGS mapTerryville on the 1967 USGS map1902Setauket 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 Terryville.

The story so far

Terryville, in brief

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

Terryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Terryville had a population of 11,472.

Its first post office opened in 1888. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 11,849 to 11,472 (-3%).

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

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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 Terryville

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

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AwkwafinaAmerican actress, comedian, and rapper · b. 1988
Melissa Joan HartAmerican actress · b. 1976
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Jodi PicoultAmerican author · b. 1966
Ted ChiangAmerican science fiction writer · b. 1967
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Joe ScallyAmerican soccer player · b. 2002
Dan GurneyAmerican racing driver, constructor and team ow… · b. 1931
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

SeldenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCoram2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCentereachIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMount SinaiIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPort Jefferson StationIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Terryville’s history

What year was Terryville founded?

The Terryville post office opened in 1888, 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.