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History · Barnett Township

20% of Barnett Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 28 buildings. Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1850.

1on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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Where Barnett Township’s name came from

How did Barnett Township get its name?

Barnett Township was named for Jefferson County pioneer Joseph Barnett.

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Barnett 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 Barnett Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Clear Creek State Park Family Cabin District takes in 28 historic buildings.On the map since 19185 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1973. Watch Barnett Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Barnett Township’s history is told.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 28 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
1987
Clear Creek State Park Family Cabin District
Clear Creek State Park Family Cabin District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Rustic1
Clear Creek State Park Family Cabin DistrictRustic

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

On the map

Barnett Township on the map, 1918 to 1973

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

Barnett Township on the 1918 USGS mapBarnett Township on the 1936 USGS mapBarnett Township on the 1941 USGS mapBarnett Township on the 1967 USGS mapBarnett Township on the 1973 USGS map1918Loleta 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 Barnett Township.

The story so far

Barnett Township, in brief

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

Barnett Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 231 at the 2020 census down from 254 at the 2010 census. It was named for Jefferson County pioneer Joseph Barnett.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 254 to 234 (-8%).

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

Timeline

Barnett Township, 1886 to 1918

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Ella post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1907Post officeThe Ella post office closes
  5. 1918On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Barnett Township, decade by decade

Today7 recent
Clarion River - panoramio - Idawriter2016Clarion River - panoramio - IdawriterPennsylvania State Route 362012Pennsylvania State Route 36Pennsylvania State Route 362012Pennsylvania State Route 36Pennsylvania State Route 362012Pennsylvania State Route 36Pennsylvania State Route 362012Pennsylvania State Route 36Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Barnett Township2008Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Ba…MapClarion River Cook Forest2006Clarion River Cook Forest
People over time

Barnett Township, census by census

01002003004005006001850190019502000Peak: 579

Between 136 and 579 people in every census since 1850.

18 censuses, 1850–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Barnett Township

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

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Albert C. ThompsonLawyer, judge and politician · b. 1842
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DeVeren BookwalterAmerican actor · b. 1939
Nathan Leroy StrongAmerican politician · b. 1859
Samuel Alfred CraigUnion United States Army officer · b. 1839
Summers Melville JackAmerican politician · b. 1852
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Andy HastingsAmerican football player · b. 1893
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Ella, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
EllaHominy Ridge
Gone or out of use
CCC CamplocaleWoolford Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Barnett Township
DanielsHaight - Wing FamilyHominy Ridge

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.

Eldred TownshipIts storyC+Heath Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFarmington Township1 historic placeB+

Questions about Barnett Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Barnett Township?

One place: the Clear Creek State Park Family Cabin District (listed 1987).

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 Wikimedia Commons (7), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.