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History · Gray

Gray’s post office opened in 1919, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1913 on.

1919first post office
0on the National Register
50%homes built before 1940
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How Gray began

When was Gray founded?

1919

The Gray post office opened in 1919, the earliest record of the town by name.

107 years
Founding year: the first Gray post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Gray’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Gray are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Gray’s homes were built before 1940.On the map since 19136 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1993. Watch Gray change.
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The story so far

Gray, in brief

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

Gray is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 985, 8.9 miles (14.3 km) north of Somerset. Gray has a post office, with ZIP code 15544.

Its first post office opened in 1919.

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

On the map

Gray on the map, 1913 to 1993

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

Gray on the 1913 USGS mapGray on the 1944 USGS mapGray on the 1967 USGS mapGray on the 1973 USGS mapGray on the 1981 USGS mapGray on the 1993 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 Gray.

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Questions about Gray’s history

What year was Gray founded?

The Gray post office opened in 1919, 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.