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History · Wellsburg

Wellsburg’s post office opened in 1824, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is . Below: old-book passages.

1824first post office
1on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Wellsburg began

When was Wellsburg founded?

1824

The Wellsburg post office opened in 1824, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 490202 years
Founding year: the first Wellsburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Wellsburg’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 Wellsburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1824: 202 years of Wellsburg.Old housesHalf of Wellsburg’s homes were built before 1964.
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How Wellsburg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Wellsburg.

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The area was settled around 1788. The village was incorporated in 1872.

Christ Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Wellsburg in 1907

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

In Elmira there were three companies; one in Wellsburg, and one in Horseheads. There was also a battery of artillery organized. But the system lasted only until 1878. The Thirtieth separate company soon after was formed, and is still in existence. The Armory, on Church Street; was built in 1886. In…
A brief history of Chemung county, New York1907 · page 81Read the page →
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In Elmira there were three companies; one in Wellsburg, and one in Horseheads. There was also a battery of artillery organized. But the system lasted only until 1878. The Thirtieth separate company soon after was formed, and is still in existence. The Armory, on Church Street; was built in 1886. In 1884, the brigadier-general commanding in this part of the State was taken from the

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

By decade

Wellsburg, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Municipal building in2025Municipal building inChrist Episcopal Church2008Christ Episcopal ChurchJunction and southbound NY 3672007Junction and southbound NY 367
On the National Register

1 historic place in Wellsburg

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts

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

Questions about Wellsburg’s history

What year was Wellsburg founded?

The Wellsburg post office opened in 1824, 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people 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.