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History · Haysville

Haysville’s post office opened in 1880, and 71% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1906 on and the census since 1910.

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Quick answers

How Haysville began

When was Haysville founded?

1880

The Haysville post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1902. Another post office, Burgunda (1885), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 166 in 19102020 census: 81146 years
Founding year: the first Haysville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1902.

What stands out about Haysville’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 Haysville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Haysville’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 192 in 1930; 81 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19065 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1990. Watch Haysville change.
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Start Haysville’s collection

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

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The story so far

Haysville, in brief

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

Haysville is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 81 according to the 2020 census, making it the least-populous municipality (out of 130) in Allegheny County.

Its first post office opened in 1880. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 70 to 81 (+16%).

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

People over time

Haysville, census by census

0100200192019401960198020002020Peak: 192

Peaked at 192 in 1930; 81 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Timeline

Haysville, 1880 to 1949

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Haysville post office opens
  3. 1885Post officeThe Burgunda post office opens
  4. 1890Post officeThe Burgunda post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1906On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1930CensusPopulation peaks at 192
  8. 1949Post officeThe Haysville post office closes
By decade

Haysville, decade by decade

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Haysville River Rd2024Haysville River RdRiver Road houses in2015River Road houses inMap of Allegheny County PA Highlighting2007Map of Allegheny County PA HighlightingMap
On the map

Haysville on the map, 1906 to 1990

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

Haysville on the 1906 USGS mapHaysville on the 1953 USGS mapHaysville on the 1960 USGS mapHaysville on the 1979 USGS mapHaysville on the 1990 USGS map1906Sewickley 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 Haysville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Haysville

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

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John KasichAmerican politician and former television host · b. 1952
Billy MaysEuropean-American salesperson · b. 1958
Cameron JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1996
Lou ChristieAmerican singer · b. 1943
Bill HinzmanAmerican actor · b. 1936
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Katharine WayAmerican physicist · b. 1902
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Haysville had its own post office from 1880 to 1949. Another post office, Burgunda, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Haysville
1880–1949
Burgunda
1885–1890
18801950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Glen OsborneIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAleppo TownshipIts storyC−GlenfieldIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNeville Township1 historic placeB+

Questions about Haysville’s history

What year was Haysville founded?

The Haysville post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1902.

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