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History · Mount Sidney

Mount Sidney’s post office opened in 1829, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

Most of Mount Sidney was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 74 buildings. Below: maps from 1941 on and old-book passages.

1829first post office
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Quick answers

How Mount Sidney began

When was Mount Sidney founded?

1829

The Mount Sidney post office opened in 1829, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 678197 years
Founding year: the first Mount Sidney post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Mount Sidney’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 Mount Sidney are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Mt. Sidney Historic District takes in 74 historic buildings.Deep rootsA post office since 1829: 197 years of Mount Sidney.
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Start Mount Sidney’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Sidney’s history is told.

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On the National Register

2 listings protect 75 historic buildings

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

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Mt. Sidney School
Mt. Sidney SchoolMt. Sidney Historic District
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Architectural styles listings

Vernacular1
Federal1
Greek Revival1
Mt. Sidney SchoolVernacular
Mt. Sidney Historic DistrictFederal

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

Timeline

Mount Sidney, 1829 to 1941

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1829Post officeThe Mount Sidney post office opens
  3. 1862Born hereIda Stover Eisenhower is born here
  4. 1897Born hereHank Hulvey is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1941On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Mount Sidney, in brief

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

Mount Sidney is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Sidney had a population of 678. The Mt. Sidney Historic District and Mt. Sidney School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Its first post office opened in 1829. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 663 to 678 (+2%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Mount Sidney in 1882

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

Mount Sidney is situated about lo miles from Staunton, on the Valley turnpike, and has a population of 244. It has a post-office, churches, stores, workshops, physicians, &c., and is a highly prosperous village.
History of Augusta County, Virginia1882 · page 269Read the page →
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Mount Sidney is situated about lo miles from Staunton, on the Valley turnpike, and has a population of 244. It has a post-office, churches, stores, workshops, physicians, &c., and is a highly prosperous village.

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

Mount Sidney, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Mt. Sidney School2017Mt. Sidney SchoolLee Highway in2016Lee Highway in
On the map

Mount Sidney on the map, 1941 to 2002

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

Mount Sidney on the 1941 USGS mapMount Sidney on the 1964 USGS mapMount Sidney on the 1972 USGS mapMount Sidney on the 1987 USGS mapMount Sidney on the 2002 USGS map1941Harrisonburg 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 Mount Sidney.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Mount Sidney

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

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Hank HulveyAmerican baseball player · b. 1897
Ida Stover EisenhowerAmerican pacifist · b. 1862

Questions about Mount Sidney’s history

What year was Mount Sidney founded?

The Mount Sidney post office opened in 1829, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Mount Sidney?

Two places: the Mt. Sidney School (listed 1985) and the Mt. Sidney Historic District (1998).

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.