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History · Graceton

39% of Graceton’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1963 on and old-book passages.

0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Graceton’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Graceton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Graceton’s homes were built before 1957.
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The story so far

Graceton, in brief

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

Graceton is a census-designated place located in Center Township, Indiana County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located between the borough of Homer City and the community of Black Lick on U.S. Route 119. It is also located less than a mile from the other CDP of Coral. As of the 2010 census, the population was 257 residents.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 257 to 211 (-18%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Graceton in 1913

Passages that mention Graceton, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Vandergrift Heights public school; Smith's station public school in Burrell township; Iselin public school in Young township; and Graceton public school in Center township. Miss King made hosts of friends while following her profession. While teaching at Graceton she contracted the fever which caus…
Indiana County, Pennsylvania1913 · page 1157Read the page →
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Vandergrift Heights public school; Smith's station public school in Burrell township; Iselin public school in Young township; and Graceton public school in Center township. Miss King made hosts of friends while following her profession. While teaching at Graceton she contracted the fever which caused her death, at her home, in February, 1911, leav-

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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On the map

Graceton on the map, 1963 to 1981

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

Graceton on the 1963 USGS mapGraceton on the 1973 USGS mapGraceton on the 1981 USGS map1963Indiana 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 Graceton.

Famous people

Famous people close to Graceton

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

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James StewartAmerican actor and military officer · b. 1908
Edward AbbeyAmerican author and essayist · b. 1927
Renée FlemingAmerican opera soprano · b. 1959
Patricia RobertsonAmerican astronaut · b. 1963
Jack SonniAmerican musician · b. 1954
Paul McCandlessAmerican musician · b. 1947
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

CoralIts 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 and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.