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History · Neibert

Neibert’s post office opened in 1929

Most of Neibert was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1913 on.

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How Neibert began

When was Neibert founded?

1929

The Neibert post office opened in 1929, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 20597 years
Founding year: the first Neibert post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Neibert’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 Neibert 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 Neibert change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Neibert’s history is told.

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On the map

Neibert on the map, 1913 to 1996

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

Neibert on the 1913 USGS mapNeibert on the 1926 USGS mapNeibert on the 1963 USGS mapNeibert on the 1976 USGS mapNeibert on the 1989 USGS mapNeibert 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 Neibert.

The story so far

Neibert, in brief

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

Neibert is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Its population was 205 at the 2020 census (up from 183 at the 2010 census).

Its first post office opened in 1929. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 183 to 205 (+12%).

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

Timeline

Neibert, 1913 to 1937

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1913On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1929Post officeThe Neibert post office opens
  4. 1937Post officeThe Neibert post office closes
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Neibert, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Neibert

Nobody well known was born in Neibert 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
Max ButcherAmerican baseball player · b. 1910
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Neibert had its own post office from 1929 to 1937.

Neibert
1929–1937
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Neibert’s history

What year was Neibert founded?

The Neibert post office opened in 1929, 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 (1), 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.