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Quinby USPO and Virginia Landing signPhoto: self · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Quinby

Quinby’s post office opened in 1896, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1931 on.

1896first post office
0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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From Quinby’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Quinby began

When was Quinby founded?

1896

The Quinby post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 285130 years
Founding year: the first Quinby post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Quinby’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.
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Start Quinby’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewWarwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac Count…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Quinby, in brief

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

Quinby is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. Per the 2020 census, the population was 285.

Its first post office opened in 1896. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 282 in 2010, 285 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Quinby, 1896 to 1931

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1896Post officeThe Quinby post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1930In the archiveWarwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia. Grave markers under an oak
  5. 1931On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Quinby, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s1 item
Warwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia. Grave markers under an oak1930Warwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia. G…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Date unknown1 to date
Warwick, Upshur Bay vicinityDate?Warwick, Upshur Bay vicinity
Today9 recent
Sunset along the Machipongo2018Sunset along the MachipongoSmith's Chapel UMC in Quinby at dusk2018Smith's Chapel UMC in Quinby at duskQuinby, houses at dusk2018Quinby, houses at duskQuinby fields at sunset2018Quinby fields at sunsetQuinby USPO and Virginia Landing sign2018Quinby USPO and Virginia Landing signMarshes of the Machipongo near nightfall2018Marshes of the Machipongo near nightfallMachipongo sunset and fishing shacks2018Machipongo sunset and fishing shacksLeaving Quinby at nightfall2018Leaving Quinby at nightfallEntering Quinby at dusk2018Entering Quinby at dusk
On the map

Quinby on the map in 1931

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Quinby.

Quinby on the 1931 USGS map1931Accomac 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 Quinby.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Warwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia. Grave markers under an oak
Retake this viewWarwick, Quinby vicinity, Accomac County, Virginia. Grave markers under an oak, 1930

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Quinby’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Quinby

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

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Ralph NorthamGovernor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022 · b. 1959
Henry A. WiseUnited States Congressman and governor of Virgi… · b. 1806
Charles I. StengleAmerican politician · b. 1869
Tyler WebbAmerican baseball player · b. 1990
Thomas H. B. BrowneAmerican politician · b. 1844
D. Page ElmoreAmerican politician · b. 1939

Questions about Quinby’s history

What year was Quinby founded?

The Quinby post office opened in 1896, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (10), the Library of Congress (1), 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.