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History · Hendersonville

Hendersonville’s post office opened in 1918, and 63% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on.

1918first post office
0on the National Register
63%homes built before 1940
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How Hendersonville began

When was Hendersonville founded?

1918

The Hendersonville post office opened in 1918, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 274108 years
Founding year: the first Hendersonville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hendersonville’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 Hendersonville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hendersonville’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19044 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1979. Watch Hendersonville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hendersonville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hendersonville, in brief

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

Hendersonville is a census-designated place located in Cecil Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located just to the east of Interstate 79. As of the 2010 census the population was 325 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1918. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 325 to 274 (-16%).

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

On the map

Hendersonville on the map, 1904 to 1979

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

Hendersonville on the 1904 USGS mapHendersonville on the 1953 USGS mapHendersonville on the 1960 USGS mapHendersonville on the 1979 USGS map1904Carnegie 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 Hendersonville.

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Hendersonville

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

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Perry ComoAmerican singer, actor, television personality · b. 1912
Bobby VintonAmerican singer · b. 1935
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Scott HahnAmerican theologian · b. 1957
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Jay LivingstonAmerican composer and singer · b. 1915
Marty SchottenheimerAmerican football player and coach · b. 1943
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Burke JonesAmerican soccer player · b. 1903

Questions about Hendersonville’s history

What year was Hendersonville founded?

The Hendersonville post office opened in 1918, 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.