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History · Bairdford

Bairdford’s post office opened in 1915, and 54% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1908 on.

1915first post office
0on the National Register
54%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Bairdford began

When was Bairdford founded?

1915

The Bairdford post office opened in 1915, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 855111 years
Founding year: the first Bairdford post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Bairdford’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 Bairdford are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Bairdford’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19084 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1969. Watch Bairdford change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bairdford’s history is told.

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The story so far

Bairdford, in brief

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

Bairdford is a census-designated place within the township of West Deer in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 855 with a median age of 44. There are 692 people classified as white, three as black, three as combination White and American Indian. There are eight people who identify as Latino. The town was built to house coal miners.

Its first post office opened in 1915. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 698 to 855 (+22%).

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

On the map

Bairdford on the map, 1908 to 1969

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

Bairdford on the 1908 USGS mapBairdford on the 1910 USGS mapBairdford on the 1950 USGS mapBairdford on the 1969 USGS map1908New Kensington 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 Bairdford.

Timeline

Bairdford, 1908 to 1932

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1908On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1924Born hereAl Federoff is born here
  4. 1932Born hereHerman (Swaiko) is born here
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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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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Bairdford

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Herman (Swaiko)American Eastern Orthodox bishop · b. 1932
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Al FederoffBaseball player · b. 1924

Questions about Bairdford’s history

What year was Bairdford founded?

The Bairdford post office opened in 1915, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people 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.