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History · Andalusia

Andalusia’s post office opened in 1816, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 5 old photos and papers and maps from 1942 on.

1816first post office
1on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
5old photos & papers
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From Andalusia’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Andalusia began

When was Andalusia founded?

1816

The Andalusia post office opened in 1816, the earliest record of the town by name.

210 years
Founding year: the first Andalusia post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Andalusia’s past

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

Deep rootsA post office since 1816: 210 years of Andalusia.Mystery photos5 old photos have no date. Neighbors can guess the decade.Old housesHalf of Andalusia’s homes were built before 1959.
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Start Andalusia’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Andalusia’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo5 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewAndalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensale…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Andalusia, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Andalusia yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Andalusia is a historic neighborhood and unincorporated community in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders Philadelphia along the Poquessing Creek. The area is the southernmost part of the township and of the county. Its boundaries are Woodhaven Road (Pennsylvania Route 63) to the northeast, the Delaware River to the east and south, and Poquessing Creek to the north and west. Interstate 95 - Delaware Expressway runs through its southeastern section near the Delaware River. The neighborhood takes its name from Andalusia, the estate of Philadelphia financier Nicholas Biddle (1786–1844), now preserved as a National Historic Landmark. In 1922, the unincorporated village was…

Its first post office opened in 1816.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Andalusia, decade by decade

Date unknown5 to date
Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)Date?Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)Andalusia, The Grotto, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)Date?Andalusia, The Grotto, State Road vicinity (Bensalem …Andalusia, The Cottage, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)Date?Andalusia, The Cottage, State Road vicinity (Bensalem…Andalusia, The Graperies, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)Date?Andalusia, The Graperies, State Road vicinity (Bensal…Andalusia, The Billiard Room (house), State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)Date?Andalusia, The Billiard Room (house), State Road vici…
On the map

Andalusia on the map, 1942 to 1995

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

Andalusia on the 1942 USGS mapAndalusia on the 1955 USGS mapAndalusia on the 1973 USGS mapAndalusia on the 1995 USGS map1942Burlington 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 Andalusia.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Andalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)
Retake this viewAndalusia, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township)

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Andalusia’s page.

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

1 historic place in Andalusia

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
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.

Famous people

Famous people close to Andalusia

Nobody well known was born in Andalusia itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James Fenimore CooperAmerican writer · b. 1789
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Carli LloydAmerican soccer player · b. 1982
Abraham Grace MerrittAmerican author · b. 1884
Malik AllenBasketball player · b. 1978
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Tim YoungAmerican rower · b. 1968
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Ryan TobyAmerican Singer-Songwriter · b. 1978
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Bensalem Township6 historic placesC+Philadelphia615 historic placesA+Cornwells Heights1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Andalusia’s history

What year was Andalusia founded?

The Andalusia post office opened in 1816, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 the Library of Congress (5) 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.