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History · Woodbury

Woodbury dates to 1800, and 46% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1900 on, and the census since 1870.

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0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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How Woodbury began

When was Woodbury founded?

1800

Woodbury dates its founding to 1800 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 294 in 18702020 census: 286226 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1828.

What stands out about Woodbury’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.On the map since 19004 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1994. Watch Woodbury change.Old housesHalf of Woodbury’s homes were built before 1948.Deep rootsEstablished in 1800: 226 years of Woodbury.
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Start Woodbury’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewUnidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Ve…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Woodbury on the map, 1900 to 1994

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

Woodbury on the 1900 USGS mapWoodbury on the 1968 USGS mapWoodbury on the 1973 USGS mapWoodbury on the 1994 USGS map1900Everett 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 Woodbury.

The story so far

Woodbury, in brief

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

Woodbury is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census.

Woodbury was established in 1800. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 284 in 2010, 286 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Woodbury, 1800 to 1900

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1800
    FoundingWoodbury is established
  3. 1828Post officeThe Woodbury post office opens
  4. 1870In the archiveUnidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Veteran Post 451
  5. 20th century
  6. 1900On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Woodbury, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
Unidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Veteran Post 4511870Unidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Veteran Post 451
Today8 recent
Site of Woodbury, PA post office, Aug. 20242024Site of Woodbury, PA post office, Aug. 2024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (4), Aug. 20242024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (4), Aug. 2024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (3), Aug. 20242024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (3), Aug. 2024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (2), Aug. 20242024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (2), Aug. 2024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (1), Aug. 20242024PA 36 nb in Woodbury Boro (1), Aug. 2024PA 36 nb entering Woodbury Twp. from Boro, Aug. 20242024PA 36 nb entering Woodbury Twp. from Boro, Aug. 2024PA 36 nb entering Woodbury Boro, Aug. 20242024PA 36 nb entering Woodbury Boro, Aug. 2024Woodbury, PA post office, July 20092009Woodbury, PA post office, July 2009
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Unidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Veteran Post 451
Retake this viewUnidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Veteran Post 451, 1870

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Woodbury’s page.

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People over time

Woodbury, census by census

010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 298

Between 186 and 298 people in every census since 1870.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Woodbury’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Woodbury

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

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Ronald MallettAmerican theoretical physicist · b. 1945
Sandra FlukeAmerican women's rights activist and lawyer · b. 1981
D. Emmert BrumbaughAmerican politician · b. 1894
J
Jerry SternAmerican politician · b. 1955
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Danny NapoleonAmerican baseball player · b. 1942
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Keith MallettAmerican artist · b. 1948

Questions about Woodbury’s history

What year was Woodbury founded?

In 1800, according to Wikidata. Woodbury’s post office opened in 1828, and the census of 1870 counted 294 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (8), the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.