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History · Weedville

Weedville’s post office opened in 1871

Most of Weedville was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1970 on.

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How Weedville began

When was Weedville founded?

1871

The Weedville post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 565155 years
Founding year: the first Weedville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Weedville’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 Weedville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Weedville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Weedville, in brief

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

Weedville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jay Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 565. Weedville is located in the southern part of Jay Township, in southeastern Elk County, in the valley of the Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River. It is bordered to the northwest by Byrnedale and to the southwest by Force. Pennsylvania Route 255 passes through the community, leading north 12 miles (19 km) to St. Marys and southwest 19 miles (31 km) to DuBois. Pennsylvania Route 555 branches off PA 255 in the center of Weedville, leading northeast, then east, down the Bennet…

Its first post office opened in 1871. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 542 to 565 (+4%).

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

By decade

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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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On the map

Weedville on the map, 1970 to 1981

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

Weedville on the 1970 USGS mapWeedville on the 1981 USGS map1970Weedville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Weedville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Weedville

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

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Katherine MayoAmerican historian · b. 1867
Edward C. MeyerAmerican military officer · b. 1928
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Joan ChittisterRoman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academ… · b. 1936
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Joanna ShieldsAmerican businesswomen, vice president and mana… · b. 1962
Nate SestinaAmerican basketball player · b. 1997
Charles H. MacDonaldAmerican flying ace · b. 1914
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

ByrnedaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townForceIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Weedville’s history

What year was Weedville founded?

The Weedville post office opened in 1871, 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.