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History · Connorville

Connorville’s post office opened in 1899, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1899first post office
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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How Connorville began

When was Connorville founded?

1899

The Connorville post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 160127 years
Founding year: the first Connorville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Connorville’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 Connorville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19028 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1997. Watch Connorville change.Old housesHalf of Connorville’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Connorville’s history is told.

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On the map

Connorville on the map, 1902 to 1997

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

Connorville on the 1902 USGS mapConnorville on the 1935 USGS mapConnorville on the 1942 USGS mapConnorville on the 1957 USGS mapConnorville on the 1968 USGS mapConnorville on the 1978 USGS mapConnorville on the 1985 USGS mapConnorville on the 1997 USGS map1902Wheeling 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 Connorville.

The story

How Connorville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Connorville.

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Connorville originally had a coal mine employing 60 men. A post office called Connorville was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1958. Besides the post office, Connorville had a country store. The community was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

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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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Questions about Connorville’s history

What year was Connorville founded?

The Connorville post office opened in 1899, 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 Wikipedia 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.