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History · Dunnstown

14% of Dunnstown’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1921 on and old-book passages.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Dunnstown’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dunnstown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19215 editions of the USGS map, 1921 to 1986. Watch Dunnstown change.
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Dunnstown on the map, 1921 to 1986

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

Dunnstown on the 1921 USGS mapDunnstown on the 1944 USGS mapDunnstown on the 1965 USGS mapDunnstown on the 1973 USGS mapDunnstown on the 1986 USGS map1921Lock Haven 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 Dunnstown.

The story so far

Dunnstown, in brief

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

Dunnstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,360 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,360 to 1,464 (+8%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Dunnstown in 1892

Passages that mention Dunnstown, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Curns, Fargus, Reeds and Hannas. The village was laid out on the site of an old Indian town. The first post-office established within the limits of what is now Clinton county was established at Dunnstown aboutthe year 1800. Francis Fargus was the first postmaster. It is not known how long the offic…
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Curns, Fargus, Reeds and Hannas. The village was laid out on the site of an old Indian town. The first post-office established within the limits of what is now Clinton county was established at Dunnstown aboutthe year 1800. Francis Fargus was the first postmaster. It is not known how long the office was continued.

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In 1855 the post-office at Lockport was removed to Dunnstown, and was then called the Dunnstown post-office. Jacob Myers was the postmaster. The office was afterwards removed to Liberty, then back to Dunnstown, and finally returned to Liberty, and the name changed to " Island Post-Office."
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In 1855 the post-office at Lockport was removed to Dunnstown, and was then called the Dunnstown post-office. Jacob Myers was the postmaster. The office was afterwards removed to Liberty, then back to Dunnstown, and finally returned to Liberty, and the name changed to " Island Post-Office."

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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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 and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.