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History · Waynesburg

Waynesburg’s post office opened in 1824, and 56% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1920 on and old-book passages.

1824first post office
0on the National Register
56%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
3famous people
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How Waynesburg began

When was Waynesburg founded?

1824

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

2020 census: 925202 years
Founding year: the first Waynesburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Waynesburg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Waynesburg’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1824: 202 years of Waynesburg.
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The story

How Waynesburg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Waynesburg.

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Waynesburg was platted in 1814, and named in honor of Anthony Wayne. A post office called Waynesburgh was established in 1824, and the name was changed to Waynesburg in 1893.

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Timeline

Waynesburg, 1824 to 1923

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1824Post officeThe Waynesburg post office opens
  3. 1840Born hereWilliam Bensinger is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1913Born hereFrank Elsass is born here
  6. 1920In the archiveWaynesburg High School
  7. 1923Born hereJoseph J. Cicchetti is born here
From the old history books

What they wrote about Waynesburg in 1881

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

and spent his time principally at his trade. Their home was on the northeast quarter of Sect. 22, adjoining the village of Waynesburg, which at the time was composed of four families. As early as 1807-8, Robert McCall came to Ohio, and built a number of mills in Columbiana, Stark and ad joining cou…
History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio1881 · page 837Read the page →
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and spent his time principally at his trade. Their home was on the northeast quarter of Sect. 22, adjoining the village of Waynesburg, which at the time was composed of four families. As early as 1807-8, Robert McCall came to Ohio, and built a number of mills in Columbiana, Stark and ad joining counties. Tliomas was raised a mill-

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phia with Bayard Station. These places were the termini of the then proposed railroad, which on the 1st day of January. 1854, ran it-s first train into Waynesburg. This hack line was owned and operated by Thomas Cannon. John Karn. of Waynesl)urgh, and John Stevenson, now one of the oldest and most …
History of Stark County, with an outline sketch of Ohio1881 · page 477Read the page →
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phia with Bayard Station. These places were the termini of the then proposed railroad, which on the 1st day of January. 1854, ran it-s first train into Waynesburg. This hack line was owned and operated by Thomas Cannon. John Karn. of Waynesl)urgh, and John Stevenson, now one of the oldest and most popular ('onductors on the Cleveland & I'ittsbnrgh Railroad,

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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

Waynesburg, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1920s1 item
Waynesburg High School1920Waynesburg High School
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Waynesburg2013WaynesburgSt. James Church - Waynesburg, Ohio 2012-07-212012St. James Church - Waynesburg, Ohio 2012-07-21Joseph J. Cicchetti grave marker2011Joseph J. Cicchetti grave markerCibo's2010Cibo'sOHMap-doton-Waynesburg2004OHMap-doton-Waynesburg
Then & now

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Famous people

3 famous people were born in Waynesburg

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William BensingerMedal of Honor recipient · b. 1840
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Joseph J. CicchettiUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1923
Frank ElsassAmerican musician · b. 1913

Questions about Waynesburg’s history

What year was Waynesburg founded?

The Waynesburg 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 (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System 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.