Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1909 on and the census since 1880.
Washingtonville dates its founding to 1832 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Washingtonville’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Washingtonville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Washingtonville.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Born hereSocks Seybold is born here
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological SurveyFrom Wikipedia’s history of Washingtonville.
Washingtonville was laid out in 1832, and the first hotel was built there in 1833. Washingtonville was incorporated in 1844.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Passages that mention Washingtonville, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Several other railroad projects have been conteni- 5 plated, of which Salem was to be an important point, \ but only one has been successful. In November, 1891, a railroad from Salem to Washingtonville was commenced, and it was completed and set into operatiofi in September of the next year. It connects directly
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The Salem Railroad, a coal road about seven miles long, connecting Salem with the Erie system at Washingtonville, was completed and opened in September, 1892. The city of Salem obtained permission by special act of the Legislature to build the line, and bonded itself for $125,000 for the purpose. A few years later, however, when the city attempted
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George Frederick was reared on his father’s farm and obtained his education in the log schoolhouse at Washingtonville, which in his boyhood was the best the place afforded. In youth he learned the mason’s trade and worked at that for a number of years prior to engaging in farming. For a considerable period he carried on general farming, but for some years
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.
Between 712 and 1,092 people in every census since 1880.
14 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Washingtonville’s Wikipedia page.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1832, according to Wikidata. Washingtonville’s post office opened in 1834, and the census of 1880 counted 958 people here.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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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