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History · Adamsburg

Adamsburg’s post office opened in 1823, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1904 on, and the census since 1850.

1823first post office
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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From Adamsburg’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Adamsburg began

When was Adamsburg founded?

1823

The Adamsburg post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1841.

First census: 253 in 18502020 census: 142203 years
Founding year: the first Adamsburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1841.The full story ↓

What stands out about Adamsburg’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.Boom and bustPeaked at 300 in 1910; 142 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19044 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1979. Watch Adamsburg change.Deep rootsA post office since 1823: 203 years of Adamsburg.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Adamsburg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewOld Fellows Hall, Adamsburg, PA (88296): stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Adamsburg, census by census

01002003001850190019502000Peak: 300

Peaked at 300 in 1910; 142 people lived here in 2020.

18 censuses, 1850–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Adamsburg’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Adamsburg on the map, 1904 to 1979

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

Adamsburg on the 1904 USGS mapAdamsburg on the 1953 USGS mapAdamsburg on the 1969 USGS mapAdamsburg on the 1979 USGS map1904Greensburg 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 Adamsburg.

The story

How Adamsburg came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Adamsburg.

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This Pennsylvania borough was named for John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Adamsburg, 1823 to 1930

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1823Post officeThe Adamsburg post office opens
  3. 1865Born hereCurtis Hussey Gregg is born here
  4. 1869Born hereBill Bishop is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 300
  8. 1930In the archiveOld Fellows Hall, Adamsburg, PA (88296)
By decade

Adamsburg, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s1 item
Old Fellows Hall, Adamsburg, PA (88296)c. 1930Old Fellows Hall, Adamsburg, PA (88296)
1940s–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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Today1 recent
Adamsburg Pennsylvania Main Street 20102010Adamsburg Pennsylvania Main Street 2010
Then & now

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Old Fellows Hall, Adamsburg, PA (88296)
Retake this viewOld Fellows Hall, Adamsburg, PA (88296), c. 1930

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Adamsburg

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Curtis Hussey GreggAmerican politician · b. 1865
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Bill BishopAmerican baseball player · b. 1869

Questions about Adamsburg’s history

What year was Adamsburg founded?

The Adamsburg post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1841.

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Sources

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 (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.