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History · Elk Grove

Elk Grove’s post office opened in 1890, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1934 on.

1890first post office
0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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How Elk Grove began

When was Elk Grove founded?

1890

The Elk Grove post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

136 years
Founding year: the first Elk Grove post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Elk Grove’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 Elk Grove are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Elk Grove’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elk Grove’s history is told.

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The story so far

Elk Grove, in brief

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

Elk Grove, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Davidson Township, Sullivan County and Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Its first post office opened in 1890.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Elk Grove on the map, 1934 to 1969

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

Elk Grove on the 1934 USGS mapElk Grove on the 1953 USGS mapElk Grove on the 1969 USGS map1934LaPorte 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 Elk Grove.

Famous people

Famous people close to Elk Grove

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

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Johnny BentAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1908
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Neil WelliverAmerican artist · b. 1929
Jared SolomonAmerican baseball player · b. 1997
Joseph Marshall FrancisAmerican cleric (1862–1939); bishop of Indiana … · b. 1862

Questions about Elk Grove’s history

What year was Elk Grove founded?

The Elk Grove post office opened in 1890, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.