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History · Reynoldsville

Reynoldsville’s post office opened in 1852, and 45% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1852first post office
0on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
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How Reynoldsville began

When was Reynoldsville founded?

1852

The Reynoldsville post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 339174 years
Founding year: the first Reynoldsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Reynoldsville’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 Reynoldsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1976. Watch Reynoldsville change.Old housesHalf of Reynoldsville’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Reynoldsville’s history is told.

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On the map

Reynoldsville on the map, 1902 to 1976

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

Reynoldsville on the 1902 USGS mapReynoldsville on the 1910 USGS mapReynoldsville on the 1923 USGS mapReynoldsville on the 1960 USGS mapReynoldsville on the 1976 USGS map1902Clarksburg 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 Reynoldsville.

The story so far

Reynoldsville, in brief

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

Reynoldsville is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Reynoldsville is 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Clarksburg. Reynoldsville has a post office with ZIP code 26422. As a census-designated place, the population was 339 at the 2020 census. The community was named after Thomas Philip Reynolds, an early settler.

Its first post office opened in 1852.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Reynoldsville

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

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Stonewall JacksonGeneral of the Confederate Army in the American… · b. 1824
Cyrus VanceUnited States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1… · b. 1917
John William DavisAmerican politician, presidential candidate · b. 1873
Tony AnthonyAmerican film actor, producer, director, screen… · b. 1937
Nathan Goff Jr.American politician · b. 1843
Rush D. Holt, Jr.American scientist and politician · b. 1948

Questions about Reynoldsville’s history

What year was Reynoldsville founded?

The Reynoldsville post office opened in 1852, 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.