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History · Frisco

Frisco’s post office opened in 1882, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

1882first post office
0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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How Frisco began

When was Frisco founded?

1882

The Frisco post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 914144 years
Founding year: the first Frisco post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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

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The story so far

Frisco, in brief

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

Frisco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. A portion extends north into Perry Township in Lawrence County. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 288, southeast of Ellwood City. The area was the site of a tube mill during World War I. The population of Frisco was 914 as of the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1882.

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Frisco

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

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Thomas MidgleyAmerican chemist and engineer · b. 1889
Joe NamathAmerican football player · b. 1943
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Tony LipAmerican actor · b. 1930
Jim GerlachAmerican politician · b. 1955
Dick AllenAmerican baseball player and singer · b. 1942
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W. D. SnodgrassAmerican poet · b. 1926
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Franklin TownshipIts storyC+North Sewickley Township1 historic placeA−WurtemburgIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEllportIts storyCPerry TownshipIts storyBEllwood CityIts storyB+

Questions about Frisco’s history

What year was Frisco founded?

The Frisco post office opened in 1882, 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 →