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History · Farmington Township

10% of Farmington Township’s homes were built before 1940

More historic than 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 11 buildings. Below: maps from 1922 on.

1on the National Register
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About Farmington Township’s history

How historic is Farmington Township?

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More historic than 75% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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History grade

What drives Farmington Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Farmington Township is more historic than 75% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Farmington Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194010.2% of homes (±3.2) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%B−National Register1 listing, 11 historic buildings, 61.4 per 10,000 residents · typical PA town 2.1 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 75%
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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 Farmington Township’s 61.4 sits above most of its state (86% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 11 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.2 points).

Founding year: our sources. 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 Farmington 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 Farmington Township, and 9 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Farmington Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19224 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1973. Watch Farmington Township change.
★ 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.

Tylersburg
1848–today
North Pine Grove
1851–1975
Scotch Hill
1851–1934
Leeper
1882–today
Vowinckel
1884–today
Crown
1888–today
Gravellick
1891–1895
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
CooksburgCrownGravel LickLeeperNorth Pine GroveScotch HillTurkey RidgeTylersburgVowinckel
Gone or out of use
Henry SchoolschoolHenry Schoolschool
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Farmington Township
AllioSaint Mary'sScotch Hill UnionShotts - HagenTylersburg

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

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

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On the map

Farmington Township on the map, 1922 to 1973

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

Farmington Township on the 1922 USGS mapFarmington Township on the 1946 USGS mapFarmington Township on the 1967 USGS mapFarmington Township on the 1973 USGS map1922Tionesta 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 Farmington Township.

The story so far

Farmington Township, in brief

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

Farmington Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,779 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,934 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,934 to 1,781 (-8%).

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

Timeline

Farmington Township, 1848 to 1975

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1848Post officeThe Tylersburg post office opens
  3. 1851Post officeThe North Pine Grove post office opens
  4. 1851Post officeThe Scotch Hill post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1922On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1934Post officeThe Scotch Hill post office closes
  8. 1975Post officeThe North Pine Grove post office closes
By decade

Farmington Township, decade by decade

Today9 recent
Farmington Township, PA, USA2016Farmington Township, PA, USAFarmington Township, PA, USA - panoramio - Idawriter2016Farmington Township, PA, USA - panoramio - IdawriterClarion River - panoramio - Idawriter2016Clarion River - panoramio - IdawriterTylersburg, PA36 north from Arnold Avenue2014Tylersburg, PA36 north from Arnold AvenueTylersburg UMC2014Tylersburg UMCLeeper post office 162332014Leeper post office 16233Farmington Township fire hall2014Farmington Township fire hallCook forest2006Cook forestClarion River Cook Forest2006Clarion River Cook Forest
On the National Register

1 listing protects 11 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
11
each building in a district counts
first listed
1987
Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin District
Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Rustic1
Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin DistrictRustic

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Millcreek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHighland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storyB−Green TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKnox TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarnett Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarnett Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Farmington Township’s history

How does Farmington Township rank for history?

Farmington Township is more historic than 75% 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.

What is on the National Register in Farmington Township?

One place: the Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin District (listed 1987).

How old are the homes in Farmington Township?

10% of Farmington Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.2 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1974.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (9), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.