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Quick answers
How Glenburn Township began
When was Glenburn Township founded?
1877
The Glenburn Township post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Humphreysville (1856) and Glenburn (1877), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,434149 years
How historic is Glenburn Township?
C
More historic than 31% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Glenburn Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Glenburn Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Glenburn Township is more historic than 31% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Glenburn Township’s overall grade.
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 Glenburn Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.8 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Glenburn Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Humphreysville
1856–1877
Glenburn
1877–1919
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
GlenburnHumphreysville
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Glenburn Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Glenburn Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Glenburn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glenburn Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown Scranton, in the growing suburban area known as the "Abingtons". Glenburn is located north of Clarks Summit and south of Dalton.
Its first post office opened in 1877. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,246 to 1,434 (+15%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Glenburn Township, 1856 to 1946
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Glenburn Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1946Dalton 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 Glenburn Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Glenburn Township
Nobody well known was born in Glenburn Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Glenburn Township post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Glenburn Township rank for history?
Glenburn Township is more historic than 31% 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.
How old are the homes in Glenburn Township?
12% of Glenburn Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1979.
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 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.
