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History · Rogersville

Rogersville’s post office opened in 1845, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and old-book passages.

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How Rogersville began

When was Rogersville founded?

1845

The Rogersville post office opened in 1845, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 215181 years
Founding year: the first Rogersville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Rogersville’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 Rogersville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Rogersville’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19053 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1973. Watch Rogersville change.Deep rootsA post office since 1845: 181 years of Rogersville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rogersville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Rogersville, in brief

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

Its first post office opened in 1845. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 249 to 215 (-14%).

On the map

Rogersville on the map, 1905 to 1973

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

Rogersville on the 1905 USGS mapRogersville on the 1964 USGS mapRogersville on the 1973 USGS map1905Rogersville 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 Rogersville.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Rogersville in 1888

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

Martha Morris, deceased. At a very early age Mr. Bayard learned the trade of a tanner, which he followed until he was twenty-live years old. He then engaged in farming until 1878, when he began merchandising in Rogersville, where, he owns a general store. He received the appointment of postmaster a…
History of Greene County, Pennsylvania,1888 · page 573Read the page →
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Martha Morris, deceased. At a very early age Mr. Bayard learned the trade of a tanner, which he followed until he was twenty-live years old. He then engaged in farming until 1878, when he began merchandising in Rogersville, where, he owns a general store. He received the appointment of postmaster at Rogersville in 1880, and has been filling; that position ever since.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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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Questions about Rogersville’s history

What year was Rogersville founded?

The Rogersville post office opened in 1845, 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 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.