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History · Hepzibah

Hepzibah’s post office opened in 1901, and 70% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1901first post office
0on the National Register
70%homes built before 1940
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How Hepzibah began

When was Hepzibah founded?

1901

The Hepzibah post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 387125 years
Founding year: the first Hepzibah post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hepzibah’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 Hepzibah are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hepzibah’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19026 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1996. Watch Hepzibah change.
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The story so far

Hepzibah, in brief

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

Hepzibah is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 19 and West Virginia Route 20, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Clarksburg. Hepzibah has a post office with ZIP code 26369. As of the 2020 census, its population was 387 (down from 566 at the 2010 census).

Its first post office opened in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 566 to 387 (-32%).

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

On the map

Hepzibah on the map, 1902 to 1996

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

Hepzibah on the 1902 USGS mapHepzibah on the 1910 USGS mapHepzibah on the 1923 USGS mapHepzibah on the 1958 USGS mapHepzibah on the 1976 USGS mapHepzibah on the 1996 USGS map1902Clarksburg 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 Hepzibah.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Hepzibah

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

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Stonewall JacksonGeneral of the Confederate Army in the American… · b. 1824
Cyrus VanceUnited States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1… · b. 1917
Joe ManchinAmerican politician and businessman · b. 1947
Mary Lou RettonAmerican gymnast · b. 1968
John William DavisAmerican politician, presidential candidate · b. 1873
Johnnie JohnsonAmerican musician · b. 1924

Questions about Hepzibah’s history

What year was Hepzibah founded?

The Hepzibah post office opened in 1901, 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.