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Justice’s post office opened in 1902

Most of Justice was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1912 on.

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How Justice began

When was Justice founded?

1902

The Justice post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 313124 years
Founding year: the first Justice post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Justice’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 Justice are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19125 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1996. Watch Justice change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Justice’s history is told.

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On the map

Justice on the map, 1912 to 1996

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

Justice on the 1912 USGS mapJustice on the 1925 USGS mapJustice on the 1963 USGS mapJustice on the 1977 USGS mapJustice on the 1996 USGS map1912Gilbert 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 Justice.

The story so far

Justice, in brief

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

Justice is a census-designated place in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Justice is located on U.S. Route 52, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Gilbert. Justice has a post office with ZIP code 24851. As of the 2020 census, its population was 313 (down from 412 at the 2010 census). The community was named after W. E. Justice, an early postmaster.

Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 412 to 313 (-24%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Justice

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

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Heath SlaterAmerican professional wrestler and actor · b. 1983
Ted BelcherUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1924
Doc EdwardsAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1936
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Arden MountsAmerican NASCAR driver · b. 1917
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Bud HarlessFormer NASCAR driver · b. 1924
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Jamie LesterAmerican artist (born1974) · b. 1974

Questions about Justice’s history

What year was Justice founded?

The Justice post office opened in 1902, 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.