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History · Conicville

49% of Conicville’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1923 on.

0on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Conicville’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 Conicville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Conicville.On the map since 19236 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1994. Watch Conicville change.Old housesHalf of Conicville’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Conicville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Cabin Hill
1875–1892
Conicvelle
1892–1982
18701950today
1cemetery inside Conicville
Christ Church

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Conicville on the map, 1923 to 1994

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

Conicville on the 1923 USGS mapConicville on the 1947 USGS mapConicville on the 1951 USGS mapConicville on the 1966 USGS mapConicville on the 1987 USGS mapConicville on the 1994 USGS map1923Edinburg 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 Conicville.

The story so far

Conicville, in brief

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

Conicville is a census-designated place in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia, at the intersection of State Route 42 - Senedo Road (also referred to Back Road in earlier times and Censuses) and County Road 703 - Conicville Road. Conicville was formerly known as Cabin Hill, as it was a cluster of approximately 22 homes, Christ Church and several, now closed, businesses, and is located at the northeast end of the Cabin Hill ridge that runs parallel to and just east of Swover Creek and State Route 42, from Hudson Crossroads, at SR 42 and CR 720 - Crooked Run Road. The US Geological Survey notes a Bench Mark elevation of 1256 feet, just south of the SR 42 / CR 703 intersection. La…

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

Timeline

Conicville, 1875 to 1982

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1875Post officeThe Cabin Hill post office opens
  3. 1892Post officeThe Cabin Hill post office closes
  4. 1892Post officeThe Conicvelle post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1982Post officeThe Conicvelle post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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Famous people

Famous people close to Conicville

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

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Edward AlmondUnited States Army general · b. 1892
Bernadotte Everly SchmittAmerican historian · b. 1886
Harrison H. RiddlebergerAmerican politician · b. 1844
Thomas JordanConfederate Army general · b. 1819
Wade H. HaislipUnited States Army general · b. 1889
William Alexander HarrisAmerican politician · b. 1841

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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, 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.