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History · Cambridge

27% of Cambridge’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cambridge’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 Cambridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1983. Watch Cambridge change.
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On the map

Cambridge on the map, 1905 to 1983

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

Cambridge on the 1905 USGS mapCambridge on the 1941 USGS mapCambridge on the 1955 USGS mapCambridge on the 1969 USGS mapCambridge on the 1974 USGS mapCambridge on the 1983 USGS map1905Honey Brook 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 Cambridge.

The story so far

Cambridge, in brief

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

Cambridge is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) mostly in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with a small portion extending into Honey Brook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Cambridge

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

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John Wesley DavisAmerican politician · b. 1799
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Brenda StaufferField hockey player · b. 1961
Isaac Ellmaker HiesterAmerican politician · b. 1824
J. Roland KinzerAmerican politician · b. 1874
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Edward DaviesAmerican politician from Pennsylvania · b. 1779
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Harold HornAmerican politician · b. 1924

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.