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History · Kistler

Kistler’s post office opened in 1914

Most of Kistler was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1913 on.

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How Kistler began

When was Kistler founded?

1914

The Kistler post office opened in 1914, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 420112 years
Founding year: the first Kistler post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Kistler’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 Kistler are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19136 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1996. Watch Kistler change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kistler’s history is told.

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On the map

Kistler on the map, 1913 to 1996

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

Kistler on the 1913 USGS mapKistler on the 1926 USGS mapKistler on the 1963 USGS mapKistler on the 1976 USGS mapKistler on the 1989 USGS mapKistler on the 1996 USGS map1913Logan 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 Kistler.

The story so far

Kistler, in brief

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

Kistler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 420 (down from 528 at the 2010 census).

Its first post office opened in 1914. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 528 to 420 (-20%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Kistler

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

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Joanne DruAmerican film and television actress · b. 1922
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Lea Ann ParsleySkeleton racer · b. 1968
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Michael AmmarMagician · b. 1956
Devil Anse HatfieldPatriarch of the Hatfield clan · b. 1839
Ted BelcherUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1924
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Arden MountsAmerican NASCAR driver · b. 1917
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

AccovilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townManIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Kistler’s history

What year was Kistler founded?

The Kistler post office opened in 1914, 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.