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History · Burrell Township

19% of Burrell Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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What stands out about Burrell 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 Burrell Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Burrell Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1973. Watch Burrell Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Burrell Township’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Cochran Mills
1855–1919
Brick Church
1890–1939
Mateer
1898–1933
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Brick ChurchCochrans MillsMateer
7cemeteries and burying grounds inside Burrell Township
Cochrans Mill United Methodist ChurchDunkard Baptist Christian BretherenMcDonaldsSaint Michaels Lutheran ChurchShaefferShellhammer - BeckShellhammer

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

On the map

Burrell Township on the map, 1902 to 1973

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

Burrell Township on the 1902 USGS mapBurrell Township on the 1964 USGS mapBurrell Township on the 1973 USGS map1902Elders Ridge 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 Burrell Township.

The story

How Burrell Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Burrell Township.

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Burrell Township appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Its early history is detailed in Robert Walter Smith's 1883 History of Armstrong County.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Burrell Township, 1855 to 1939

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1855Post officeThe Cochran Mills post office opens
  3. 1864Born hereNellie Bly is born here
  4. 1890Post officeThe Brick Church post office opens
  5. 1898Post officeThe Mateer post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1919Post officeThe Cochran Mills post office closes
  9. 1933Post officeThe Mateer post office closes
  10. 1939Post officeThe Brick Church post office closes
By decade

Burrell Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Burrell Township VFD and Municipal Building, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania2015Burrell Township VFD and Municipal Building, Armstron…
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bethel Township1 historic placeB+Kittanning TownshipIts storyB−Kiskiminetas TownshipIts storyB−South Bend TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townParks TownshipIts storyBPlumcreek TownshipIts storyC+

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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 (1), Wikipedia, 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.