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History · Conyngham Township

57% of Conyngham Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
57%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Conyngham 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 Conyngham Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18896 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1976. Watch Conyngham Township change.Old housesHalf of Conyngham Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages7 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Conyngham Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Conyngham Township on the map, 1889 to 1976

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

Conyngham Township on the 1889 USGS mapConyngham Township on the 1892 USGS mapConyngham Township on the 1947 USGS mapConyngham Township on the 1953 USGS mapConyngham Township on the 1969 USGS mapConyngham Township on the 1976 USGS map1889Catawissa 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 Conyngham Township.

The story so far

Conyngham Township, in brief

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

Conyngham Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 689 at the 2020 census. Conyngham Township surrounds the famous borough of Centralia, and part of the mine fire is located here. The abandoned town of Byrnesville is located here.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 758 to 689 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Conyngham Township, 1889 to 1897

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1889On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1891Post officeThe Wilburton post office opens
  4. 1897Post officeThe Aristes post office opens
By decade

Conyngham Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Wilburton Number Two fire company building2015Wilburton Number Two fire company buildingWilburton Number One fire company building2015Wilburton Number One fire company buildingPower lines in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania2015Power lines in Conyngham Township, Columbia County, P…Coal dune2013Coal dune
Famous people

Famous people close to Conyngham Township

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

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Ellen Albertini DowAmerican actress · b. 1913
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Janet AsimovAuthor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst · b. 1926
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Eddie CostaAmerican jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist · b. 1930
Emil SeidelAmerican politician · b. 1864
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William J. WaltersheidAuxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese … · b. 1956
Frank BolickAmerican baseball player · b. 1966
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

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

Wilburton
1891–today
Aristes
1897–today
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
AristesByrnsvilleGermantownLocustdaleWilburtonWilburton Number OneWilburton Number Two
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Conyngham Township
Odd FellowsSaint IgnatiusSaint Marys OrthodoxSaints Peter and Paul OrthodoxZion United Methodist

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.

Locust Township2 historic placesAMount Carmel TownshipIts storyA−Ashland1 historic placeAButler TownshipIts storyBCleveland Township3 historic placesA

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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, 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.