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History · Endicott

Endicott’s post office opened in 1882, and 64% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 8 old photos and papers from 1899 on.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
64%homes built before 1940
8old photos & papers
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From Endicott’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Endicott began

When was Endicott founded?

1882

The Endicott post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1905.

2020 census: 312144 years
Founding year: the first Endicott post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1905.The full story ↓

What stands out about Endicott’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Old housesHalf of Endicott’s homes were built before 1938.
★ What stands out · The story

How Endicott came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Endicott.

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Endicott was platted in 1882 and named for William Endicott Jr of the Oregon Improvement Company. Endicott was officially incorporated on February 11, 1905.

ChaptersPopulation and activity

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Endicott, 1882 to 1950

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1882Post officeThe Endicott post office opens
  3. 1899In the archiveBaptismal certificate for Heinrich Weitz, Endicott, Washington, 1899 - DPLA - 72ef20d9d99…
  4. 20th century
  5. 1911In the archiveEndicott school, Endicott, Washington, circa 1911 - DPLA - eb2057cb8bb4cde6bf23b042f27aee…
  6. 1921In the archiveC.M. Smith harvesting outfit, Endicott, Washington, ca. 1921 (Part 1 of 3)
  7. 1950In the archiveBirds-eye view of Endicott, Washington, circa 1950 - DPLA - 771fa0576e91d5519c9431df483bc…
By decade

Endicott, decade by decade

4 decades in the archive, from the 1890s to the 1950s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s–1920s7 items
Baptismal certificate for Heinrich Weitz, Endicott, Washington, 1899 - DPLA - 72ef20d9d994d3d6ca04e0ed68100f931899Baptismal certificate for Heinrich Weitz, Endicott, W…DocumentEndicott school, Endicott, Washington, circa 1911 - DPLA - eb2057cb8bb4cde6bf23b042f27aeee5c. 1911Endicott school, Endicott, Washington, circa 1911 - D…PostcardEndicott Union Elevator Co1913Endicott Union Elevator CoConfirmation certificate for Heinrich Weitz, Endicott, Washington, 1915 - DPLA - 5df593c16b940601521039776d9dc8171915Confirmation certificate for Heinrich Weitz, Endicott…DocumentC.M. Smith harvesting outfit, Endicott, Washington, ca. 1921 (Part 1 of 3)c. 1921C.M. Smith harvesting outfit, Endicott, Washington, c…C.M. Smith harvesting outfit, Endicott, Washington, ca. 1921 (Part 2 of 3)c. 1921C.M. Smith harvesting outfit, Endicott, Washington, c…C.M. Smith harvesting outfit, Endicott, Washington, ca. 1921 (Part 3 of 3)c. 1921C.M. Smith harvesting outfit, Endicott, Washington, c…
1950s1 item
Birds-eye view of Endicott, Washington, circa 1950 - DPLA - 771fa0576e91d5519c9431df483bc872c. 1950Birds-eye view of Endicott, Washington, circa 1950 - …Postcard
1960s–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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Today4 recent
Endicott, WA - Grain Elevators2007Endicott, WA - Grain ElevatorsEndicott, WA - E & 4th Streets2007Endicott, WA - E & 4th StreetsEndicott, WA - Bank Building2007Endicott, WA - Bank BuildingWAMap-doton-Endicott2004WAMap-doton-Endicott
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Endicott school, Endicott, Washington, circa 1911 - DPLA - eb2057cb8bb4cde6bf23b042f27aeee5
Retake this viewEndicott school, Endicott, Washington, circa 1911 - DPLA - eb2057cb8bb4cde6bf23b042f27aeee5, c. 1911

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Places that used to be

Places now gone

Endicott’s post office has been open since 1882.

Gone or out of use
Endicott High Schoolschool

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

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Finish Endicott’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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3 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewEndicott school, Endicott, Washington, …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Questions about Endicott’s history

What year was Endicott founded?

The Endicott post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1905.

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