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History · Eldred Township

Eldred Township dates to 1815, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: 18 old photos and papers, maps from 1933 on, and the census since 1880.

1815founded
0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
18old photos & papers
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From Eldred Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Eldred Township began

When was Eldred Township founded?

1815

Eldred Township dates its founding to 1815 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 1,165 in 18802020 census: 1,394211 years

How historic is Eldred Township?

B+

More historic than 67% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1874.
History grade

What drives Eldred Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Eldred Township is more historic than 67% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

B+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Eldred Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1815, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194026.0% of homes (±7.2) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%A−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 67%
NewerOlder

Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Eldred Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1815.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.2 points).

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Eldred Township’s past

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

Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Eldred Township, and 6 old place names are still on the map.A town in old photos18 old photos, postcards and papers.Deep rootsEstablished in 1815: 211 years of Eldred Township.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Larabee
1874–1905
Haymaker
1878–1893
Indian Creek
1879–1902
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Bullis MillsHaymakerIndian CrossingLarabeeWest EldredWigwam
Gone or out of use
Fowler Brook Churchchurch
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Eldred Township
Artline RoadCooksMoody HollowSaint RaphaelStulltown

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

By decade

Eldred Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s18 items
Allegheny River Viaduct Junction Route 346 and 446 Eldred, Pa (67283)c. 1930Allegheny River Viaduct Junction Route 346 and 446 El…The First National Bank, Eldred, Pa (68684)c. 1930The First National Bank, Eldred, Pa (68684)The First National Bank, Eldred, Pa (68685)c. 1930The First National Bank, Eldred, Pa (68685)The Kendall Station, Eldred Junction, Eldred, Pa., Philip Todd, Prop (67196)c. 1930The Kendall Station, Eldred Junction, Eldred, Pa., Ph…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040681939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040691939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040701939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040711939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040721939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040731939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040741939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040751939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040761939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040771939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040781939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040791939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040801939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. LOC gsc.5a040811939Vernon H. Brown, residence in Eldred, Pennsylvania. L…
1940s–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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Timeline

Eldred Township, 1815 to 1933

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1815
    FoundingEldred Township is established
  3. 1874Post officeThe Larabee post office opens
  4. 1878Post officeThe Haymaker post office opens
  5. 1879Post officeThe Indian Creek post office opens
  6. 1893Post officeThe Haymaker post office closes
  7. 20th century
  8. 1902Post officeThe Indian Creek post office closes
  9. 1905Post officeThe Larabee post office closes
  10. 1930In the archiveAllegheny River Viaduct Junction Route 346 and 446 Eldred, Pa (67283)
  11. 1933On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Eldred Township, in brief

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

Eldred is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 765 at the 2020 census.

Eldred Township was established in 1815. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,592 to 1,394 (-12%).

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

On the map

Eldred Township on the map, 1933 to 1981

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

Eldred Township on the 1933 USGS mapEldred Township on the 1969 USGS mapEldred Township on the 1981 USGS map1933Smethport 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 Eldred Township.

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.

Allegheny River Viaduct Junction Route 346 and 446 Eldred, Pa (67283)
Retake this viewAllegheny River Viaduct Junction Route 346 and 446 Eldred, Pa (67283), c. 1930

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

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People over time

Eldred Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,235

Between 765 and 1,235 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Help out

Finish Eldred Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewAllegheny River Viaduct Junction Route …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Otto TownshipIts storyB+Keating TownshipIts storyB+Ceres TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Eldred Township’s history

What year was Eldred Township founded?

In 1815, according to Wikidata. Eldred Township’s post office opened in 1874, and the census of 1880 counted 1,165 people here.

How does Eldred Township rank for history?

Eldred Township is more historic than 67% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Eldred Township?

26% of Eldred Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.2 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1972.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (18), 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.