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History · Lumberport

Lumberport’s post office opened in 1838, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Lumberport began

When was Lumberport founded?

1838

The Lumberport post office opened in 1838, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 717188 years
Founding year: the first Lumberport post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lumberport’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 Lumberport are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1838: 188 years of Lumberport.Old housesHalf of Lumberport’s homes were built before 1964.
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Lumberport, in brief

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

Lumberport is a town in Harrison County, located in northern West Virginia, United States. The population was 720 at the 2020 census. The rural town was so named on account of the extensive lumber industry conducted there in the early 20th century. With changes in the lumber industry, the number of jobs declined, leading to a loss in population after the 1950s.

Its first post office opened in 1838. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 876 to 717 (-18%).

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

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Lumberport, decade by decade

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Questions about Lumberport’s history

What year was Lumberport founded?

The Lumberport post office opened in 1838, 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 Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.