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History · Sagamore

Sagamore’s post office opened in 1906, and 59% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

1906first post office
0on the National Register
59%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Sagamore began

When was Sagamore founded?

1906

The Sagamore post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name.

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

What stands out about Sagamore’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 Sagamore are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Sagamore’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19094 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1973. Watch Sagamore change.
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The story so far

Sagamore, in brief

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

Sagamore is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP code is 16250.

Its first post office opened in 1906.

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

On the map

Sagamore on the map, 1909 to 1973

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

Sagamore on the 1909 USGS mapSagamore on the 1938 USGS mapSagamore on the 1968 USGS mapSagamore on the 1973 USGS map1909Smicksburg 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 Sagamore.

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 Sagamore’s history

What year was Sagamore founded?

The Sagamore post office opened in 1906, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.