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History · Worthington

Worthington’s post office opened in 1850, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on and the census since 1860.

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How Worthington began

When was Worthington founded?

1850

The Worthington post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 120 in 18602020 census: 179176 years
Founding year: the first Worthington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Worthington’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 Worthington are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Worthington’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1977. Watch Worthington change.Boom and bustPeaked at 544 in 1950; 179 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Worthington’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Worthington, in brief

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

Worthington is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 183 at the 2020 census. Worthington was incorporated in 1893 and named for Colonel George Worthington, an early settler. U.S. Route 19 passes through the town.

Its first post office opened in 1850. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 158 to 179 (+13%).

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

On the map

Worthington on the map, 1902 to 1977

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

Worthington on the 1902 USGS mapWorthington on the 1923 USGS mapWorthington on the 1960 USGS mapWorthington on the 1977 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 Worthington.

Timeline

Worthington, 1850 to 1950

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Worthington post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1950CensusPopulation peaks at 544
By decade

Worthington, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Worthington, West Virginia2026Worthington, West VirginiaWorthington West Virginia2006Worthington West VirginiaWest Fork River2006West Fork River
People over time

Worthington, census by census

0100200300400500600190019502000Peak: 544

Peaked at 544 in 1950; 179 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1860–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Worthington’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Worthington’s history

What year was Worthington founded?

The Worthington post office opened in 1850, 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 Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.