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History · Cadogan Township

Cadogan Township’s post office opened in 1916, and 55% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1916first post office
0on the National Register
55%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Cadogan Township began

When was Cadogan Township founded?

1916

The Cadogan Township post office opened in 1916, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 345110 years
Founding year: the first Cadogan Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Cadogan 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 Cadogan Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Cadogan Township’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1969. Watch Cadogan Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cadogan Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Cadogan Township, in brief

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

Cadogan is an unincorporated community in Cadogan Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Allegheny River and Pennsylvania Route 128, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) southwest of Kittanning. Cadogan has a post office with ZIP code 16212.

Its first post office opened in 1916. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 344 in 2010, 345 in 2020.

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

On the map

Cadogan Township on the map, 1902 to 1969

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

Cadogan Township on the 1902 USGS mapCadogan Township on the 1958 USGS mapCadogan Township on the 1969 USGS map1902Kittanning 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 Cadogan Township.

By decade

Cadogan Township, decade by decade

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Saint Lawrence Church2015Saint Lawrence ChurchFirst Ave2015First AveChurch of2015Church ofCadogan Township Hall2015Cadogan Township HallCadogan, Pennsylvania2012Cadogan, PennsylvaniaCadogan, Pennsylvania2012Cadogan, PennsylvaniaCadogan, Pennsylvania2012Cadogan, PennsylvaniaCadogan, Pennsylvania2012Cadogan, PennsylvaniaCadogan, Pennsylvania2012Cadogan, PennsylvaniaCadogan, Pennsylvania2012Cadogan, Pennsylvania
Famous people

Famous people close to Cadogan Township

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

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William PerryAmerican mathematician and businessman, former … · b. 1927
Adam MaidaCatholic cardinal · b. 1930
Don TaylorAmerican actor and film director · b. 1920
Richard HartshorneAmerican Geographer · b. 1899
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Charles HartshorneAmerican philosopher · b. 1897
Jaira BurnsAmerican singer · b. 1997
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cadogan

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.

North Buffalo TownshipIts storyCBethel Township1 historic placeB+South Buffalo Township1 historic placeB+Manor TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about Cadogan Township’s history

What year was Cadogan Township founded?

The Cadogan Township post office opened in 1916, 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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Sources

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 (10), 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.