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History · Waverly

Waverly’s post office opened in 1886, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on.

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How Waverly began

When was Waverly founded?

1886

The Waverly post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Bull Creek (1830), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 369140 years
Founding year: the first Waverly post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Waverly’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 Waverly are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1994. Watch Waverly change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Waverly’s history is told.

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On the map

Waverly on the map, 1904 to 1994

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

Waverly on the 1904 USGS mapWaverly on the 1927 USGS mapWaverly on the 1957 USGS mapWaverly on the 1975 USGS mapWaverly on the 1994 USGS map1904Marietta 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 Waverly.

The story so far

Waverly, in brief

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

Waverly (also known as Bull Creek and Union School District) is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Wood County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 369 (down from 395 at the 2010 census). It lies along the Ohio River on West Virginia Route 2, northeast of the city of Parkersburg, the county seat of Wood County. It has a post office with the ZIP Code 26184.

Its first post office opened in 1886. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 395 to 369 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Waverly, 1830 to 1904

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1830Post officeThe Bull Creek post office opens
  3. 1886Post officeThe Bull Creek post office closes
  4. 1886Post officeThe Waverly post office opens
  5. 1888Born hereDick Hoblitzel is born here
  6. 20th century
  7. 1904On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Waverly’s post office has been open since 1886. Another post office, Bull Creek, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Bull Creek
1830–1886
Waverly
1886–today
18301930today

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

Questions about Waverly’s history

What year was Waverly founded?

The Waverly post office opened in 1886, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.