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History · Twilight

Twilight’s post office opened in 1948

Most of Twilight was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Below: maps from 1912 on.

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How Twilight began

When was Twilight founded?

1948

The Twilight post office opened in 1948, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 7478 years
Founding year: the first Twilight post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Twilight’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 Twilight are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19127 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1996. Watch Twilight change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Twilight’s history is told.

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On the map

Twilight on the map, 1912 to 1996

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

Twilight on the 1912 USGS mapTwilight on the 1928 USGS mapTwilight on the 1931 USGS mapTwilight on the 1968 USGS mapTwilight on the 1976 USGS mapTwilight on the 1988 USGS mapTwilight on the 1996 USGS map1912Bald Knob 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 Twilight.

The story so far

Twilight, in brief

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

Twilight is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 74 (down from 90 at the 2010 census). Twilight is approximately 20 miles from Madison. Twilight is accessible from Boone County Route 26, which is located right off West Virginia Route 85 at the Van Bridge split. The name Twilight was chosen by the United States Postal Service in 1949 out of several names submitted. The ZIP code for Twilight is 25204.

Its first post office opened in 1948. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 90 to 74 (-18%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Twilight

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

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Jerry WestAmerican basketball player and executive · b. 1938
Little Jimmy DickensAmerican musician · b. 1920
Leonard S. EcholsAmerican politician · b. 1871
Ted BelcherUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1924
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Kenneth Keller HallUnited States federal judge · b. 1918
Thomas J. LopezUnited States Navy admiral · b. 1940
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Twilight’s post office has been open since 1948.

Gone or out of use
Mooney Schoolschool

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

Questions about Twilight’s history

What year was Twilight founded?

The Twilight post office opened in 1948, 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.