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History · Van Voorhis

Van Voorhis’ post office opened in 1903, and 96% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Van Voorhis began

When was Van Voorhis founded?

1903

The Van Voorhis post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 138123 years
Founding year: the first Van Voorhis post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Van Voorhis’ 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 Van Voorhis are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Van Voorhis’ homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Van Voorhis, in brief

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

Van Voorhis is a census-designated place and coal town in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 166 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1903. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 166 to 138 (-17%).

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

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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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Fallowfield Township1 historic placeA−Carroll TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about Van Voorhis’ history

What year was Van Voorhis founded?

The Van Voorhis post office opened in 1903, 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 →

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