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History · Farwell

10% of Farwell’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1946 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Farwell’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 Farwell are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Farwell’s history is told.

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The story so far

Farwell, in brief

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

Farwell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Clinton County, in the southwestern part of Chapman Township. It is bordered to the west by the borough of Renovo and to the northeast by the CDP of North Bend, and it sits on the north bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River. 1,680-foot (510 m) Summerson Mountain rises 1,000 feet (300 m) directly above Farwell to the northwest. Pennsylvania Route 120 runs through Farwell, leading west through Renovo 26 miles (42 km) to Sinnemahoning and southeastward through North Bend, the same distance to L…

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

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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

Farwell on the map, 1946 to 1986

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

Farwell on the 1946 USGS mapFarwell on the 1971 USGS mapFarwell on the 1986 USGS map1946Renovo East sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Farwell

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

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John RoachAmerican baseball player · b. 1867
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Lee GambleAmerican baseball player · b. 1910
Bill FrielAmerican baseball player · b. 1876
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Joe MunsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1899
James E. O'NeillArchivist of the United States · b. 1929
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

North BendIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.