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History · Beaverdale

Beaverdale’s post office opened in 1902, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1902first post office
0on the National Register
50%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Beaverdale began

When was Beaverdale founded?

1902

The Beaverdale post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 959124 years
Founding year: the first Beaverdale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Beaverdale’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 Beaverdale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1981. Watch Beaverdale change.Old housesHalf of Beaverdale’s homes were built before 1940.Mapped building by building3 fire insurance maps, 1911 to 1923, drew every building in Beaverdale.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beaverdale’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Beaverdale on the map, 1902 to 1981

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

Beaverdale on the 1902 USGS mapBeaverdale on the 1963 USGS mapBeaverdale on the 1972 USGS mapBeaverdale on the 1981 USGS map1902Ebensburg 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 Beaverdale.

The story so far

Beaverdale, in brief

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

Beaverdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Beaverdale had a population of 959. Prior to that time, the CDP was known as Beaverdale-Lloydell.

Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,035 to 959 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Beaverdale, 1902 to 1947

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1921Born hereMichael Rusnak is born here
  4. 1947Born hereJohn Michael Kudrick is born here
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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Every building

Beaverdale, building by building, 1911–1923

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Beaverdale fire insurance map, 1911, sheet 11911Sheet 1 of 4
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Beaverdale

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Michael RusnakAmerican Catholic priest · b. 1921
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John Michael KudrickGreek Catholic bishop · b. 1947
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Summerhill TownshipIts storyB+Adams Township2 historic placesACroyle Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about Beaverdale’s history

What year was Beaverdale founded?

The Beaverdale post office opened in 1902, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.