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History · Wind Ridge

Wind Ridge’s post office opened in 1849, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

1849first post office
0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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How Wind Ridge began

When was Wind Ridge founded?

1849

The Wind Ridge post office opened in 1849, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 204177 years
Founding year: the first Wind Ridge post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wind Ridge’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 Wind Ridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch Wind Ridge change.Deep rootsA post office since 1849: 177 years of Wind Ridge.Old housesHalf of Wind Ridge’s homes were built before 1957.
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On the map

Wind Ridge on the map, 1905 to 1994

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

Wind Ridge on the 1905 USGS mapWind Ridge on the 1964 USGS mapWind Ridge on the 1973 USGS mapWind Ridge on the 1994 USGS map1905Rogersville 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 Wind Ridge.

The story so far

Wind Ridge, in brief

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

Wind Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 21, 18 miles (29 km) west of Waynesburg, the Greene County seat, and 5 miles (8 km) east of the West Virginia border. As of the 2010 census, the population was 215.

Its first post office opened in 1849. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 215 to 204 (-5%).

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 Wind Ridge’s history

What year was Wind Ridge founded?

The Wind Ridge post office opened in 1849, 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.