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History · Armenia Township

Armenia Township dates to 1808, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1942 on.

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17%homes built before 1940
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How Armenia Township began

When was Armenia Township founded?

1808

Armenia Township dates its founding to 1808 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1884.

2020 census: 210218 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1884.

What stands out about Armenia Township’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 Armenia Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Armenia Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsEstablished in 1808: 218 years of Armenia Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Armenia Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Armenia
1884–1887
Covert
1886–1904
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Covert
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Armenia Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Timeline

Armenia Township, 1808 to 1942

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1808
    FoundingArmenia Township is established
  3. 1884Post officeThe Armenia post office opens
  4. 1886Post officeThe Covert post office opens
  5. 1887Post officeThe Armenia post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1904Post officeThe Covert post office closes
  8. 1942On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Armenia Township, in brief

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

Armenia Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 206 at the 2020 census.

Armenia Township was established in 1808. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 180 to 210 (+17%).

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

By decade

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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On the map

Armenia Township on the map, 1942 to 1970

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

Armenia Township on the 1942 USGS mapArmenia Township on the 1970 USGS map1942Canton 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 Armenia Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Armenia Township

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

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Tom M. MitchellComputer scientist · b. 1951
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Jesse SpringAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1901
Herb GoodallAmerican baseball player · b. 1870
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S. W. HarringtonAmerican football player and coach · b. 1889
Thomas J. McKeanAmerican engineer, soldier, politician, and far… · b. 1810
Franklin Guest SmithAmerican Army general · b. 1840
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Canton TownshipIts storyBTroy TownshipIts storyBColumbia TownshipIts storyB

Questions about Armenia Township’s history

What year was Armenia Township founded?

In 1808, according to Wikidata. Armenia Township’s post office opened in 1884.

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.