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History · Tioga

Tioga’s post office opened in 1905

Most of Tioga was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1915 on.

1905first post office
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How Tioga began

When was Tioga founded?

1905

The Tioga post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 79121 years
Founding year: the first Tioga post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Tioga’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 Tioga are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19154 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1997. Watch Tioga change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tioga’s history is told.

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On the map

Tioga on the map, 1915 to 1997

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

Tioga on the 1915 USGS mapTioga on the 1966 USGS mapTioga on the 1981 USGS mapTioga on the 1997 USGS map1915Cowen 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 Tioga.

The story so far

Tioga, in brief

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

Tioga is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 79 (down from 98 at the 2010 census). The town is located along a road alternatively called Tioga Road (County Route 3) in Nicholas County and Strouds Creek Road (County Route 11) in Webster County. The road can be accessed from West Virginia Route 20 in Allingdale and West Virginia Route 55 near Craigsville. The community was named after Tioga County, Pennsylvania, the native home of several local lumbermen.

Its first post office opened in 1905. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 98 to 79 (-19%).

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

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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 Tioga

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

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Pearl S. BuckChinese women Nobel Prize winner, author, teach… · b. 1892
Stephen RobertsAmerican film director · b. 1895
John D. AldersonAmerican politician · b. 1854
Chester R. BenderCommandant of the United States Coast Guard · b. 1914
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Mike CallaghanAmerican politician · b. 1963
Paul PeckAmerican aviator · b. 1889

Questions about Tioga’s history

What year was Tioga founded?

The Tioga post office opened in 1905, 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.