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History · Austinville

1 of Austinville’s places is on the National Register

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1930 on.

1on the National Register
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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What stands out about Austinville’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.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewJackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over N…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Austinville, in brief

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

Austinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the New River in southern Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 119. New River Trail State Park runs through Austinville, and Shot Tower Historical State Park is located nearby. The town is the birthplace of Stephen F. Austin, for whose family it is named. The ZIP code (mail delivery region) for Austinville extends south into neighboring Carroll County. Austinville is built on the location of Lead Mines, the seat of the former Fincastle County.

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

Timeline

Austinville, 1795 to 1930

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1795Born hereEmily Austin Perry is born here
  3. 20th century
  4. 1905Born hereRobert Porterfield is born here
  5. 1930On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Austinville, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94Date?Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 …
Today5 recent
Pluck’d, Austinville - 8-8-252025Pluck’d, Austinville - 8-8-25Pluck’d, Austinville - 8-8-25 (72177720328527000) (Bill Stanley)2025Pluck’d, Austinville - 8-8-25 (72177720328527000) (Bi…Austinville post office 243122018Austinville post office 24312Austinville Boat Launch KB2015Austinville Boat Launch KBAustinville, Virginia2011Austinville, Virginia
On the map

Austinville on the map, 1930 to 1979

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

Austinville on the 1930 USGS mapAustinville on the 1965 USGS mapAustinville on the 1979 USGS map1930Max Meadows 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 Austinville.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Jackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94
Retake this viewJackson's Ferry Bridge, Route 52 over New River, 6.3 miles south of Route 94

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 4 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2022
Andrew and Sarah Fulton Farm
Districts
All 1 listings
Andrew and Sarah Fulton FarmDistrict · listed 2022

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Austinville

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Robert PorterfieldAmerican actor and director · b. 1905
Emily Austin PerryAmerican settler · b. 1795

Questions about Austinville’s history

What is on the National Register in Austinville?

One place: the Andrew and Sarah Fulton Farm (listed 2022).

Memory lane

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

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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 Wikimedia Commons (5), the Library of Congress (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.