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History · Edie

Edie’s post office opened in 1881, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1913 on.

1881first post office
0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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How Edie began

When was Edie founded?

1881

The Edie post office opened in 1881, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 77145 years
Founding year: the first Edie post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Edie’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 Edie are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19134 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1973. Watch Edie change.Old housesHalf of Edie’s homes were built before 1949.
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Edie on the map, 1913 to 1973

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

Edie on the 1913 USGS mapEdie on the 1944 USGS mapEdie on the 1967 USGS mapEdie on the 1973 USGS map1913Somerset 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 Edie.

The story so far

Edie, in brief

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

Edie is a census-designated place located in Lincoln Township, Somerset County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2021, the population was estimated to be 62.

Its first post office opened in 1881. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 83 to 77 (-7%).

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

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Questions about Edie’s history

What year was Edie founded?

The Edie post office opened in 1881, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.