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History · Eastvale

Eastvale dates to 1892, and 56% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1900.

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How Eastvale began

When was Eastvale founded?

1892

Eastvale dates its founding to 1892 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 256 in 19002020 census: 184134 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1897.The full story ↓

What stands out about Eastvale’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 Eastvale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Eastvale’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1990. Watch Eastvale change.Boom and bustPeaked at 601 in 1930; 184 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eastvale’s history is told.

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The story

How Eastvale came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Eastvale.

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Originally known as "Fetterman", Eastvale was incorporated from parts of North Sewickley and Pulaski townships on July 1, 1892. The population was 256 at the 1900 census, the first taken since incorporation. A post office was operated in the community from 1897 to 1901, since which time Eastvale addresses have been served by the Beaver Falls post office. The first bridge between Eastvale and Beaver Falls was completed in the 1880s and replaced by the current Eastvale Bridge in 1962. Eastvale's economy was long dependent on a brickworks at the borough's southern end, which closed by the mid-1970s.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the map

Eastvale on the map, 1902 to 1990

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

Eastvale on the 1902 USGS mapEastvale on the 1957 USGS mapEastvale on the 1969 USGS mapEastvale on the 1979 USGS mapEastvale on the 1990 USGS map1902New Castle 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 Eastvale.

Timeline

Eastvale, 1892 to 1930

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892
    FoundingEastvale is established
  3. 1897Post officeThe Eastvale post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901Post officeThe Eastvale post office closes
  6. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 601
By decade

Eastvale, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Eastvale municipal building and fire department2008Eastvale municipal building and fire departmentPennsylvania Route 5882007Pennsylvania Route 588Beaver River Beaver Falls2007Beaver River Beaver FallsEastvale2006Eastvale
People over time

Eastvale, census by census

01002003004005006001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 601

Peaked at 601 in 1930; 184 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Eastvale

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

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Thomas MidgleyAmerican chemist and engineer · b. 1889
Joe NamathAmerican football player · b. 1943
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Tony LipAmerican actor · b. 1930
Shane DouglasAmerican professional wrestler and promoter · b. 1964
Jim GerlachAmerican politician · b. 1955
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W. D. SnodgrassAmerican poet · b. 1926
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Eastvale had its own post office from 1897 to 1901.

Eastvale
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Daugherty TownshipIts storyC+Beaver Falls1 historic placeB+North Sewickley Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about Eastvale’s history

What year was Eastvale founded?

In 1892, according to Wikidata. Eastvale’s post office opened in 1897, and the census of 1900 counted 256 people here.

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 (4), Wikipedia, 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.