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History · Frizzleburg

10% of Frizzleburg’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Frizzleburg’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 Frizzleburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1990. Watch Frizzleburg change.
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On the map

Frizzleburg on the map, 1905 to 1990

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

Frizzleburg on the 1905 USGS mapFrizzleburg on the 1958 USGS mapFrizzleburg on the 1970 USGS mapFrizzleburg on the 1990 USGS map1905Neshannock 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 Frizzleburg.

The story so far

Frizzleburg, in brief

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

Frizzleburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 602 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 602 to 442 (-27%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Frizzleburg

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

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Trent ReznorAmerican musician · b. 1965
Alf LandonAmerican politician · b. 1887
Ira D. SankeyAmerican gospel singer and composer · b. 1840
Robert SterlingAmerican actor · b. 1917
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Herbert RobbinsAmerican mathematician · b. 1915
Anthony G. BoscoCatholic bishop · b. 1927

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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.