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History · Clintonville

Clintonville dates to 1833, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1910 on, and the census since 1880.

1833founded
0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Clintonville’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Clintonville began

When was Clintonville founded?

1833

Clintonville dates its founding to 1833 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 339 in 18802020 census: 439193 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1840.

What stands out about Clintonville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19104 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1972. Watch Clintonville change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1833: 193 years of Clintonville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clintonville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewClintonville PA Presby PHS135: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Clintonville on the map, 1910 to 1972

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

Clintonville on the 1910 USGS mapClintonville on the 1944 USGS mapClintonville on the 1963 USGS mapClintonville on the 1972 USGS map1910Hilliards 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 Clintonville.

Timeline

Clintonville, 1833 to 1923

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1833
    FoundingClintonville is established
  3. 1840Post officeThe Clintonville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1910On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1923In the archiveClintonville PA Presby PHS135
The story so far

Clintonville, in brief

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

Clintonville is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 439 at the 2020 census.

Clintonville was established in 1833. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 508 to 439 (-14%).

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

By decade

Clintonville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1920s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1920s1 item
Clintonville PA Presby PHS1351923Clintonville PA Presby PHS135
1930s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today3 recent
I-80 wb in Clintonville, PA, June 20242024I-80 wb in Clintonville, PA, June 2024I-80 wb entering Clintonville, PA, June 20242024I-80 wb entering Clintonville, PA, June 2024Pennsylvania State Route 308 nb in Clintonville north of PA 2082010Pennsylvania State Route 308 nb in Clintonville north…
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Clintonville PA Presby PHS135
Retake this viewClintonville PA Presby PHS135, 1923

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Clintonville’s page.

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People over time

Clintonville, census by census

010020030040050018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 528

Between 253 and 528 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Questions about Clintonville’s history

What year was Clintonville founded?

In 1833, according to Wikidata. Clintonville’s post office opened in 1840, and the census of 1880 counted 339 people here.

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 (4), 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.