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History · Jacksonburg

Jacksonburg’s post office opened in 1901, and 89% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1903 on.

1901first post office
0on the National Register
89%homes built before 1940
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How Jacksonburg began

When was Jacksonburg founded?

1901

The Jacksonburg post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Lot (1886), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 114125 years
Founding year: the first Jacksonburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Jacksonburg’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 Jacksonburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19034 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1976. Watch Jacksonburg change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jacksonburg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Jacksonburg on the map, 1903 to 1976

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

Jacksonburg on the 1903 USGS mapJacksonburg on the 1924 USGS mapJacksonburg on the 1960 USGS mapJacksonburg on the 1976 USGS map1903Littleton 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 Jacksonburg.

The story so far

Jacksonburg, in brief

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

Jacksonburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 748 feet (228 m). As of the 2020 census, its population was 114 (down from 182 at the 2010 census).

Its first post office opened in 1901. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 182 to 114 (-37%).

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

Timeline

Jacksonburg, 1886 to 1903

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Lot post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1901Post officeThe Lot post office closes
  5. 1901Post officeThe Jacksonburg post office opens
  6. 1903On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Jacksonburg’s post office has been open since 1901. Another post office, Lot, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Lot
1886–1901
Jacksonburg
1901–today
18801950today

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

Questions about Jacksonburg’s history

What year was Jacksonburg founded?

The Jacksonburg 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.