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History · Verdunville

Verdunville’s post office opened in 1921, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1912 on.

1921first post office
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41%homes built before 1940
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How Verdunville began

When was Verdunville founded?

1921

The Verdunville post office opened in 1921, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Shegon (1921), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 491105 years
Founding year: the first Verdunville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Verdunville’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 Verdunville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19126 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1996. Watch Verdunville change.
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Start Verdunville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Verdunville’s history is told.

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On the map

Verdunville on the map, 1912 to 1996

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

Verdunville on the 1912 USGS mapVerdunville on the 1926 USGS mapVerdunville on the 1963 USGS mapVerdunville on the 1976 USGS mapVerdunville on the 1989 USGS mapVerdunville on the 1996 USGS map1912Holden 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 Verdunville.

The story so far

Verdunville, in brief

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

Verdunville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Logan, the county seat. Verdunville has a post office with ZIP code 25649. The Verdunville CDP includes the neighboring community of Shegon. As of the 2020 census, the total CDP population was 491 (down from 687 at the 2010 census). The community's name commemorates the Battle of Verdun.

Its first post office opened in 1921. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 687 to 491 (-29%).

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

Timeline

Verdunville, 1912 to 1929

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1921Post officeThe Shegon post office opens
  4. 1921Post officeThe Verdunville post office opens
  5. 1929Post officeThe Shegon post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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 Verdunville

Nobody well known was born in Verdunville 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
Doc EdwardsAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1936
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Verdunville’s post office has been open since 1921. Another post office, Shegon, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Shegon
1921–1929
Verdunville
1921–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Shegon

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Verdunville’s history

What year was Verdunville founded?

The Verdunville post office opened in 1921, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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.