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History · Churchville

Churchville’s post office opened in 1847, and 72% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Hanger Mill. Below: maps from 1944 on and old-book passages.

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72%homes built before 1940
4famous people
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How Churchville began

When was Churchville founded?

1847

The Churchville post office opened in 1847, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 195179 years
Founding year: the first Churchville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Churchville’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 Churchville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Churchville’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1847: 179 years of Churchville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Churchville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Churchville, in brief

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

Churchville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the western part of Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Churchville had a population of 195. Churchville is part of the Staunton–Waynesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area. An 1855 gazetteer described the village as a stagecoach stop that contained "2 churches, 2 stores, and 2 schools." Hanger Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Its first post office opened in 1847. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 194 in 2010, 195 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Churchville, 1843 to 1944

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1843Born hereJames Edward Hanger is born here
  3. 1847Post officeThe Churchville post office opens
  4. 1878Born hereLacy Irvine Moffett is born here
  5. 1887Born hereWinifred McGlamery is born here
  6. 20th century
  7. 1943Born hereW. Taylor Reveley III is born here
  8. 1944On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
From the old history books

What they wrote about Churchville in 1882

Passages that mention Churchville, cut from the printed page as they were published.

The Mathews family came originally from Ireland, and setded in Augusta about the year 1739. They took up the land about four miles from the present village of Churchville, and twelve from Staunton, now owned and occupied by Valentine Hupman. The members of the family were: I. William ; 2. Richard ;…
History of Augusta County, Virginia1882 · page 317Read the page →
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The Mathews family came originally from Ireland, and setded in Augusta about the year 1739. They took up the land about four miles from the present village of Churchville, and twelve from Staunton, now owned and occupied by Valentine Hupman. The members of the family were: I. William ; 2. Richard ; 3. James ; 4. John ; 5. Sampson.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Churchville, decade by decade

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Churchville post office 244212017Churchville post office 24421Saint Peters Lutheran Church2016Saint Peters Lutheran ChurchPastures, VA, USA - panoramio - Idawriter (7)2016Pastures, VA, USA - panoramio - Idawriter (7)Loch Willow Presbyterian Church2016Loch Willow Presbyterian ChurchGlossbrenner United Methodist Church2016Glossbrenner United Methodist ChurchChurch - panoramio - Idawriter (2)2016Church - panoramio - Idawriter (2)2016-05-19 17 06 53 View southeast along Churchville Avenue (U.S. Route 250 eastbound and Virginia State Route 42 south…20162016-05-19 17 06 53 View southeast along Churchville …2016-05-19 09 40 17 View south along Buffalo Gap Highway (Virginia State Route 42) near Whiskey Creek in20162016-05-19 09 40 17 View south along Buffalo Gap High…2016-05-19 09 05 56 View north along Scenic Highway Road (Virginia State Route 42) near Hanky Mountain Highway (U.S. Ro…20162016-05-19 09 05 56 View north along Scenic Highway R…
On the map

Churchville on the map, 1944 to 1972

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

Churchville on the 1944 USGS mapChurchville on the 1964 USGS mapChurchville on the 1972 USGS map1944Staunton 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 Churchville.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Churchville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.

place listed
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first listed
1991
Hanger Mill
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Hanger MillBuilding

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

Famous people

4 famous people were born in Churchville

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

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James Edward HangerConfederate States Army veteran of the American… · b. 1843
Lacy Irvine MoffettAmerican Presbyterian missionary · b. 1878
W. Taylor Reveley IIIAmerican writer and academic · b. 1943
Winifred McGlameryGeologist and palenontologist · b. 1887

Questions about Churchville’s history

What year was Churchville founded?

The Churchville post office opened in 1847, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Churchville?

One place: the Hanger Mill (listed 1991).

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 (9), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.