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History · Enon Valley

Enon Valley’s post office opened in 1837, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1902 on, and the census since 1880.

1837first post office
0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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From Enon Valley’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Enon Valley began

When was Enon Valley founded?

1837

The Enon Valley post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1899.

First census: 471 in 18802020 census: 301189 years
Founding year: the first Enon Valley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1899.

What stands out about Enon Valley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Enon Valley’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1979. Watch Enon Valley change.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of Enon Valley.
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Start Enon Valley’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Enon Valley’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCR 3363 at Enon, PA on April 22, 1988: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Enon Valley, in brief

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

Enon Valley is a borough in southern Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 297 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Its first post office opened in 1837. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 306 in 2010, 301 in 2020.

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

On the map

Enon Valley on the map, 1902 to 1979

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

Enon Valley on the 1902 USGS mapEnon Valley on the 1957 USGS mapEnon Valley on the 1969 USGS mapEnon Valley on the 1979 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 Enon Valley.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Enon Valley in 1908

Passages that mention Enon Valley, cut from the printed page as they were published.

of the stage line, Newburg saw her sun set, and her bright future flicker and go out in darkness, and transfer itself to the rising station of Enon Valley. Where erst the crack of the driver's lash resounded, and the merry notes of the horn were heard, are seen no more the well-filled coaches, span…
20th century history of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania1908 · page 238Read the page →
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of the stage line, Newburg saw her sun set, and her bright future flicker and go out in darkness, and transfer itself to the rising station of Enon Valley. Where erst the crack of the driver's lash resounded, and the merry notes of the horn were heard, are seen no more the well-filled coaches, spanking teams, and the bustle attendant

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Enon Valley, 1837 to 1988

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1837Post officeThe Enon Valley post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1988In the archiveCR 3363 at Enon, PA on April 22, 1988
By decade

Enon Valley, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1980s3 items
CR 3363 at Enon, PA on April 22, 19881988CR 3363 at Enon, PA on April 22, 1988CR 8218 at Enon, PA on April 22, 19881988CR 8218 at Enon, PA on April 22, 1988CR 8218 at Enon, PA on April 22, 19881988CR 8218 at Enon, PA on April 22, 1988
1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today6 recent
Pipe organ console, Bethel Evangelical Presbyterian Church2013Pipe organ console, Bethel Evangelical Presbyterian C…Pennsylvania State Route 5512012Pennsylvania State Route 551Enon Valley Post Office2009Enon Valley Post OfficeEnon Valley Church of Christ2009Enon Valley Church of ChristEnon Valley Bible Presbyterian Church2009Enon Valley Bible Presbyterian ChurchEnon Presbyterian Church2009Enon Presbyterian Church
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

CR 3363 at Enon, PA on April 22, 1988
Retake this viewCR 3363 at Enon, PA on April 22, 1988, 1988

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Enon Valley’s page.

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People over time

Enon Valley, census by census

010020030040050018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 471

Between 301 and 471 people in every census since 1880.

14 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Enon Valley

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

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J. T. MillerAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1993
Jim GerlachAmerican politician · b. 1955
Dick AllenAmerican baseball player and singer · b. 1942
Ammon HennacyAmerican Christian pacifist, anarchist and soci… · b. 1893
Hack WilsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1900
Sean MillerAmerican basketball coach · b. 1968
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Little Beaver Township1 historic placeB+

Questions about Enon Valley’s history

What year was Enon Valley founded?

The Enon Valley post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1899.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (9), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.