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History · Devon

Devon’s post office opened in 1883, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is .

1883first post office
1on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Devon began

When was Devon founded?

1883

The Devon post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,580143 years
Founding year: the first Devon post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Devon’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 Devon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Devon’s homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Devon’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.
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The story

How Devon came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Devon.

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As of the 2000 U.S. census, prior to the 2010 U.S. census, Devon and Berwyn were in the same CDP: Devon-Berwyn.

Devon was named after Devon, a county in southwestern England.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Devon, decade by decade

Today3 recent
US 30 in Devon 42007US 30 in Devon 4US 30 in Devon 22007US 30 in Devon 2US 30 in Devon 12007US 30 in Devon 1
On the National Register

1 historic place in Devon

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

2 famous people were born in Devon

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

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Staci KeananAmerican actress · b. 1975
George Howard Earle IIIAmerican diplomat · b. 1890
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

BerwynIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTredyffrin Township14 historic placesA−Easttown Township3 historic placesA−

Questions about Devon’s history

What year was Devon founded?

The Devon post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (3), Wikipedia and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.