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History · Kerrtown

Kerrtown’s post office opened in 1884, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

1884first post office
0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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How Kerrtown began

When was Kerrtown founded?

1884

The Kerrtown post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 258142 years
Founding year: the first Kerrtown post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
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History across the town line

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

FredericksburgIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVernon TownshipIts storyCMeadville7 historic placesA+West Mead TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Kerrtown’s history

What year was Kerrtown founded?

The Kerrtown post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →