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History · Elmora

Elmora’s post office opened in 1898, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1943 on.

1898first post office
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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How Elmora began

When was Elmora founded?

1898

The Elmora post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.

128 years
Founding year: the first Elmora post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Elmora’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 Elmora are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Elmora’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elmora’s history is told.

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The story so far

Elmora, in brief

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

Bakerton (Elmora PO) is an unincorporated community in the township of West Carroll, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south-southeast of Northern Cambria. Bakerton, is the official town name, but it has an address of Elmora with ZIP code 15737.

Its first post office opened in 1898.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Elmora on the map, 1943 to 1984

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

Elmora on the 1943 USGS mapElmora on the 1984 USGS map1943Punxsutawney sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Elmora.

Famous people

Famous people close to Elmora

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

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Malcolm CowleyAmerican novelist · b. 1898
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Rembert WeaklandAmerican archbishop · b. 1927
Alvin EvansUnion Army soldier, politician and banker · b. 1845
Edgar M. CortrightSenior NASA official-administrator and engineer… · b. 1923
Gene LudwigAmerican musician · b. 1937
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James Russell LeechAmerican politician · b. 1888

Questions about Elmora’s history

What year was Elmora founded?

The Elmora post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.