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History · Cokeburg

Cokeburg dates to 1902, and 80% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1901 on, and the census since 1910.

1902founded

0on the National Register

80%homes built before 1940

1old photo or paper

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From Cokeburg’s archive · credits on each photo

Quick answers

How Cokeburg began

When was Cokeburg founded?

1902

Cokeburg dates its founding to 1902 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 1,302 in 19102020 census: 629124 years

Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1906.

What stands out about Cokeburg’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 19014 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1979. Watch Cokeburg change.Old housesHalf of Cokeburg’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,691 in 1920; 629 people lived here in 2020.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cokeburg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos

00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s

1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.

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On the map

Cokeburg on the map, 1901 to 1979

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

1901Amity 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 Cokeburg.

The story so far

Cokeburg, in brief

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

Cokeburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950. Founded in 1902, the population was 626 at the 2020 census.

Cokeburg was established in 1902. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 630 in 2010, 629 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Cokeburg, 1901 to 1920

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

20th century
1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
1902
FoundingCokeburg is established
1906Post officeThe Cokeburg post office opens
1910In the archiveView of
1920CensusPopulation peaks at 1,691

By decade

Cokeburg, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item

c. 1910View of

1920s–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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Today2 recent

2015Cokeburg, PA

2015Cokeburg PA wide angle

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Retake this viewView of, c. 1910

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

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People over time

Cokeburg, census by census

Peaked at 1,691 in 1920; 629 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Cokeburg

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

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Shirley JonesAmerican singer and actress · b. 1934

Olive ThomasAmerican silent film actress, model · b. 1894

Billy BartyAmerican film actor · b. 1924

Craig McCrackenAmerican cartoonist and animator · b. 1971

Ray AnthonyAmerican bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and… · b. 1922

Barbara BossonAmerican actress · b. 1939

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Cokeburg’s post office has been open since 1906.

Gone or out of use

Home Base Airportairport

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 Bethlehem Township4 historic placesA⁺Somerset Township2 historic placesA⁻

Questions about Cokeburg’s history

What year was Cokeburg founded?

In 1902, according to Wikidata. Cokeburg’s post office opened in 1906, and the census of 1910 counted 1,302 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 (3), 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.

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