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History · Edenborn

Edenborn’s post office opened in 1901, and 73% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Edenborn began

When was Edenborn founded?

1901

The Edenborn post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 229125 years
Founding year: the first Edenborn post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Edenborn’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Edenborn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Edenborn’s homes were built before 1938.
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Edenborn, in brief

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

Edenborn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 166, just north of Pennsylvania Route 21. Uniontown is 10 miles (16 km) to the east, Brownsville is 11 miles (18 km) to the north, and Waynesburg is 18 miles (29 km) to the west. As of the 2010 census, the population was 294.

Its first post office opened in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 294 to 229 (-22%).

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

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Questions about Edenborn’s history

What year was Edenborn founded?

The Edenborn post office opened in 1901, 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 →

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