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History · Wakefield

Wakefield’s post office opened in 1853, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1912 on.

1853first post office
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Wakefield began

When was Wakefield founded?

1853

The Wakefield post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 634173 years
Founding year: the first Wakefield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wakefield’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 Wakefield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19126 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1999. Watch Wakefield change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wakefield’s history is told.

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On the map

Wakefield on the map, 1912 to 1999

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

Wakefield on the 1912 USGS mapWakefield on the 1943 USGS mapWakefield on the 1955 USGS mapWakefield on the 1969 USGS mapWakefield on the 1976 USGS mapWakefield on the 1999 USGS map1912Quarryville 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 Wakefield.

The story so far

Wakefield, in brief

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

Wakefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within Fulton Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 609. It is the largest community within the "Peach Bottom" ZIP code, with the area post office on Pennsylvania Route 272, just north of town.

Its first post office opened in 1853. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 609 to 634 (+4%).

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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Questions about Wakefield’s history

What year was Wakefield founded?

The Wakefield post office opened in 1853, 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.