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History · Gasburg

Gasburg’s post office opened in 1887

Most of Gasburg was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1920 on.

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How Gasburg began

When was Gasburg founded?

1887

The Gasburg post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 408139 years
Founding year: the first Gasburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Gasburg’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 Gasburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages9 hamlets and corners are still on the map.On the map since 19205 editions of the USGS map, 1920 to 1990. Watch Gasburg change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gasburg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Old corners

Gasburg’s post office has been open since 1887.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Brunswick EstatesColony ClubDelbridge EstatesHidden AcresKennonsLake Gaston EstatesPea Hill EstatesPoythress EstatesSouthside Shores

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

On the map

Gasburg on the map, 1920 to 1990

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

Gasburg on the 1920 USGS mapGasburg on the 1963 USGS mapGasburg on the 1977 USGS mapGasburg on the 1980 USGS mapGasburg on the 1990 USGS map1920White Plains 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 Gasburg.

The story so far

Gasburg, in brief

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

Gasburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gasburg had a population of 408.

Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 481 to 408 (-15%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Gasburg

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

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Braxton BraggConfederate Army general · b. 1817
Saxby ChamblissAmerican politician · b. 1943
Chris DaughtryAmerican musician and American Idol contestant · b. 1979
George GrizzardAmerican actor · b. 1928
John Y. MasonAmerican politician · b. 1799
Nathaniel MaconSpeaker of the House · b. 1757

Questions about Gasburg’s history

What year was Gasburg founded?

The Gasburg post office opened in 1887, 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, 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.