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History · Everett

Everett dates to 1795, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 300 buildings. Below: 8 old photos and papers, maps from 1885 on, and the census since 1880.

1795founded
1on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
8old photos & papers
6famous people
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Quick answers

How Everett began

When was Everett founded?

1795

Everett dates its founding to 1795 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 1,247 in 18802020 census: 1,765231 years

How historic is Everett?

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More historic than 98% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1873.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Everett’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Everett is more historic than 98% of U.S. towns. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its age lowest.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Everett’s overall grade.
Founding era1795, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194042.9% of homes (±9.0) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%A+National Register1 listing, 300 historic buildings, 1,462 per 10,000 residents · typical PA town 2.1 · U.S. 2.4A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 98%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Everett’s 1,462 sits above most of its state (98% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 300 historic buildings outnumber those of 95% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1795.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.0 points).

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Everett’s past

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

A historic districtThe Everett Historic District takes in 300 historic buildings.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1973. Watch Everett change.Boom and bustPeaked at 2,425 in 1940; 1,765 people lived here in 2020.Mapped building by building5 fire insurance maps, 1885 to 1910, drew every building in Everett.
★ What stands out · On the National Register

1 listing protects 300 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
300
each building in a district counts
first listed
2003
Everett Historic District
Everett Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Federal1
Gothic Revival1
Italianate1
Queen Anne1
Craftsman1
Georgian Revival1
All 1 listings
Everett Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2003

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

On the map

Everett on the map, 1900 to 1973

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

Everett on the 1900 USGS mapEverett on the 1968 USGS mapEverett on the 1973 USGS map1900Everett 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 Everett.

People over time

Everett, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,50018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 2,425

Peaked at 2,425 in 1940; 1,765 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

The story

How Everett came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Everett.

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In 1787, Michael Barndollar purchased the land in this area, and laid out a town which was originally called Waynesburg.

This name was never widely used and this small village was incorporated as a borough in November 1860, to be known as Bloody Run. While this name carries with it many interesting stories and much history, the name was changed in February 1873 to Everett.

The Everett Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Everett in 1879

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

in the borough limits, and for three quarters of a century it bore that far from euphonious title. In 1860 Bloody Run was formed into a borough, and Feb. 13th, 1873, by a decree of Court the name was changed to Everett. For many years the growth of the place was exceedingly slow, but since the intr…
Farquhar's official directory of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 1878-791879 · page 18Read the page →
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in the borough limits, and for three quarters of a century it bore that far from euphonious title. In 1860 Bloody Run was formed into a borough, and Feb. 13th, 1873, by a decree of Court the name was changed to Everett. For many years the growth of the place was exceedingly slow, but since the introduction of railroad facilities, the town has improved greatly in size and appearance. In 1850 there were but 20 houses, 3 stores and 3 hotels. Now

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

Everett, 1774 to 1994

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1774Born hereWilliam Piper is born here
  3. 1795
    FoundingEverett is established
  4. 19th century
  5. 1873Post officeThe Everett post office opens
  6. 1880Born hereHughie Tate is born here
  7. 1896Born hereEarl Howard is born here
  8. 20th century
  9. 1900On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  10. 1905In the archiveBird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 1905
  11. 1923In the archiveEverett PA 1st Reformed PHS214
  12. 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 2,425
  13. 1945Born hereDean Koontz is born here
  14. 1994In the archiveGENERAL VIEW OF HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, LOOKING WEST - Pennsylvania Turnpike, Everett Head…
By decade

Everett, decade by decade

3 decades in the archive, from the 1900s to the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s–1920s3 items
Bird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 19051905Bird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 1905Bird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 19051905Bird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 1905Everett PA 1st Reformed PHS2141923Everett PA 1st Reformed PHS214
1930s–1980snothing 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.
Add from your album
1990s3 items
GENERAL VIEW OF HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, LOOKING WEST - Pennsylvania Turnpike, Everett Headquarters, North side of State …1994GENERAL VIEW OF HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, LOOKING WEST -…GENERAL VIEW OF LUTZ WOOLEN MILL, LOOKING SOUTH; TO THE RIGHT, ACROSS THE ROAD, IS NEWRY MANOR, A RESIDENCE BUILT IN 18…1994GENERAL VIEW OF LUTZ WOOLEN MILL, LOOKING SOUTH; TO T…VIEW OF MILL SHOWING THE EXPOSED INTERIOR FRAMING; ON THE RIGHT IS A CARDING MACHINE - Lutz Woolen Factory, 1 mile Sout…1994VIEW OF MILL SHOWING THE EXPOSED INTERIOR FRAMING; ON…
Date unknown2 to date
Pennsylvania TurnpikeDate?Pennsylvania TurnpikeLutz Woolen Factory, 1 mile South of U.S. 30 on East side of Township Route 2019Date?Lutz Woolen Factory, 1 mile South of U.S. 30 on East …
Today15 recent
US 30 eb on Everett, PA bypass, May 20242024US 30 eb on Everett, PA bypass, May 2024US 30 Bus eb, PA 26 sb, Everett (2), Aug. 20242024US 30 Bus eb, PA 26 sb, Everett (2), Aug. 2024US 30 Bus eb, PA 26 sb, Everett (1), Aug. 20242024US 30 Bus eb, PA 26 sb, Everett (1), Aug. 20242021-10-27 11 02 07 View east along U.S. Route 30 Business (West Main Street) at Juniata Street in20212021-10-27 11 02 07 View east along U.S. Route 30 Bus…RoadsideQuarter2013RoadsideQuarterUPMCBedford2012UPMCBedford2010 Census Urban Cluster Reference Map for20102010 Census Urban Cluster Reference Map forBookPennsylvania State Route 262009Pennsylvania State Route 26Pennsylvania State Route 262009Pennsylvania State Route 26Pennsylvania State Route 262009Pennsylvania State Route 26Pennsylvania State Route 262009Pennsylvania State Route 26Ellis R. Weicht Memorial Bridge2009Ellis R. Weicht Memorial BridgeChert beds EverettPA2009Chert beds EverettPAEverett pa main street2006Everett pa main streetEverett pa houses2006Everett pa houses
Every building

Everett, building by building, 1885–1910

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Everett fire insurance map, 1885, sheet 11885Sheet 1 of 3
Edition
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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.

Bird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 1905
Retake this viewBird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford County, Pa., 1905, 1905

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

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Famous people

6 famous people were born in Everett

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Dean KoontzAmerican writer and screenwriter · b. 1945
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Earl HowardAmerican baseball player · b. 1896
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Hughie TateAmerican baseball player · b. 1880
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William PiperAmerican politician · b. 1774
Harrye ForbesAmerican historian and preservationist · b. 1861
John H. ShafferAdministrator of the Federal Aviation Administr… · b. 1919
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Finish Everett’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
3 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo2 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewBird's-eye view of Everett, Bedford Cou…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

EarlstonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Everett’s history

What year was Everett founded?

In 1795, according to Wikidata. Everett’s post office opened in 1873, and the census of 1880 counted 1,247 people here.

How does Everett rank for history?

Everett is more historic than 98% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Everett?

One place: the Everett Historic District (listed 2003).

How old are the homes in Everett?

43% of Everett’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.0 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1953.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (21), the Library of Congress (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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, Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress) 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.