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History · Ivor

Ivor’s post office opened in 1858, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1920 on, and the census since 1910.

1858first post office
0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
1famous people
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From Ivor’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Ivor began

When was Ivor founded?

1858

The Ivor post office opened in 1858, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 297 in 19102020 census: 312168 years
Founding year: the first Ivor post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ivor’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 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 444 in 1970; 312 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19204 editions of the USGS map, 1920 to 1979. Watch Ivor change.Old housesHalf of Ivor’s homes were built before 1958.
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Start Ivor’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ivor’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.
Date a photo2 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewBinford House: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Ivor, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 444

Peaked at 444 in 1970; 312 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

On the map

Ivor on the map, 1920 to 1979

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

Ivor on the 1920 USGS mapIvor on the 1944 USGS mapIvor on the 1968 USGS mapIvor on the 1979 USGS map1920Ivor 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 Ivor.

The story so far

Ivor, in brief

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

Ivor is an incorporated town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. It is twenty-three miles northwest of Suffolk. As of the 2020 census, Ivor had a population of 312.

Its first post office opened in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 339 to 312 (-8%).

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

Timeline

Ivor, 1858 to 1973

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1858Post officeThe Ivor post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1920On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 444
  6. 1973Born hereAntonio Banks is born here
By decade

Ivor, decade by decade

Date unknown2 to date
Binford HouseDate?Binford HouseBailey House, Blackwater StreetDate?Bailey House, Blackwater Street
Today2 recent
Gilfield Baptist Church2018Gilfield Baptist ChurchOutskirts of2017Outskirts of
Then & now

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Binford House
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Questions about Ivor’s history

What year was Ivor founded?

The Ivor post office opened in 1858, 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 Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.