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History · Sutersville

Sutersville’s post office opened in 1858, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1965 on.

1858first post office
0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Sutersville began

When was Sutersville founded?

1858

The Sutersville post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1867.

2020 census: 561168 years
Founding year: the first Sutersville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1867.

What stands out about Sutersville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Sutersville’s homes were built before 1953.
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Start Sutersville’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Sutersville, in brief

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

Sutersville is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sutersville had a population of 561.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 605 to 561 (-7%).

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

By decade

Sutersville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1960s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1960s1 item
Project Blue Book report - 1965-06-9074568-Sutersville-Pennsylvania1965Project Blue Book report - 1965-06-9074568-Sutersvill…Book
1970s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
Second north of Chestnut2015Second north of Chestnut
Famous people

Famous people close to Sutersville

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

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Ken Griffey Jr.American baseball player · b. 1969
Stan MusialAmerican baseball player · b. 1920
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Sonny ClarkAmerican jazz pianist · b. 1931
Ken Griffey, Sr.American baseball player and manager · b. 1950
Claudine SchneiderAmerican politician · b. 1947
Lance ParrishAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1956
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Sewickley TownshipIts storyB−Elizabeth Township2 historic placesA−

Questions about Sutersville’s history

What year was Sutersville founded?

The Sutersville post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1867.

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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 (2), 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.