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Brickerville’s post office opened in 1830, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Brickerville began

When was Brickerville founded?

1830

The Brickerville post office opened in 1830, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,277196 years
Founding year: the first Brickerville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Brickerville’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 Brickerville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1830: 196 years of Brickerville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brickerville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Brickerville, in brief

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

Brickerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17543. The population was 1,309 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1830. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,309 to 1,277 (-2%).

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

By decade

Brickerville, decade by decade

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US 322 wb in Brickerville, PA (3), Dec. 20232023US 322 wb in Brickerville, PA (3), Dec. 2023US 322 wb in Brickerville, PA (2), Dec. 20232023US 322 wb in Brickerville, PA (2), Dec. 2023US 322 wb in Brickerville, PA (1), Dec. 20232023US 322 wb in Brickerville, PA (1), Dec. 2023US 322 wb entering Brickerville, PA, Dec. 20232023US 322 wb entering Brickerville, PA, Dec. 2023Pennsylvania State Route 5012013Pennsylvania State Route 501Mail Pouch Barn Advertisement2010Mail Pouch Barn Advertisement
Famous people

Famous people close to Brickerville

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

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Charles B. McVay IIIUnited States Navy officer · b. 1898
Samuel P. HeintzelmanUnion Army general · b. 1805
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Whitey Von NiedaAmerican basketball player · b. 1922
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Savannah GraybillSkeleton racer from the United States · b. 1988
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Michael AkersFilmmaker · b. 1970
William S. RiceAmerican artist · b. 1873
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Elizabeth Township2 historic placesA−Clay TownshipIts storyCHopelandIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Brickerville’s history

What year was Brickerville founded?

The Brickerville post office opened in 1830, 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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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). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.