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History · Grampian

Grampian dates to 1805, and 53% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1903 on and the census since 1890.

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How Grampian began

When was Grampian founded?

1805

Grampian dates its founding to 1805 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 219 in 18902020 census: 361221 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1892.

What stands out about Grampian’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 Grampian are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Grampian’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 737 in 1970; 361 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19037 editions of the USGS map, 1903 to 1993. Watch Grampian change.
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The story so far

Grampian, in brief

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

Grampian is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 361 as of the 2020 census. The community was named after the Grampian Mountains, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler.

Grampian was established in 1805. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 356 in 2010, 361 in 2020.

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

People over time

Grampian, census by census

02004006008001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 737

Peaked at 737 in 1970; 361 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Grampian’s Wikipedia page.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Grampian, 1887–1911

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

family is largely an agricultural one but his talents and inclinations led him in another direction. He built the first planing mill at Grampian, Pa., which he operated for three years and then turned his attention more particularly to lumbering and with a portable saw mill, cut over a large tract …
Twentieth century history of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania1911 · page 908Read the page →
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family is largely an agricultural one but his talents and inclinations led him in another direction. He built the first planing mill at Grampian, Pa., which he operated for three years and then turned his attention more particularly to lumbering and with a portable saw mill, cut over a large tract of timber near Curwensville. He then bought a farm of

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In the year 1885, the residents of that part of the township that lay in the vicinity of the Grampiam Hills post-office, which vicinity had previously been known both as the Grampian Hills and Pennville, being desirous of having the surrounding lands incorporated and entitled to the distinction and…
History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania1887 · page 624Read the page →
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In the year 1885, the residents of that part of the township that lay in the vicinity of the Grampiam Hills post-office, which vicinity had previously been known both as the Grampian Hills and Pennville, being desirous of having the surrounding lands incorporated and entitled to the distinction and government of a borough, presented a petition to the September term of the Quarter Sessions, asking for the due incorporation of the borough. The petition was, as required by law, referred to the grand jury for such action as they might deem expedient. After mature consideration of the premises, that body reported

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In the year 1885, the residents of that part of the township that lay in the vicinity of the Grampiam Hills post-office, which vicinity had previously been known both as the Grampian Hills and Pennville, being desirous of having the surrounding lands incorporated and entitled to the distinction and…
History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania1887 · page 624Read the page →
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In the year 1885, the residents of that part of the township that lay in the vicinity of the Grampiam Hills post-office, which vicinity had previously been known both as the Grampian Hills and Pennville, being desirous of having the surrounding lands incorporated and entitled to the distinction and government of a borough, presented a petition to the September term of the Quarter Sessions, asking for the due incorporation of the borough. The petition was, as required by law, referred to the grand jury for such action as they might deem expedient. After mature consideration of the premises, that body reported

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out of the great Civil War, in 1861, when the “ Fugitive Slave Law ” was in force, many fugitive slaves escaped from the South into Canada over a “trail ” passing through Brady township, known as the Underground Railroad, having a station in the Grampian Hills (Penn township). It is doubtful whethe…
History of Clearfield County Pennsylvania1887 · page 471Read the page →
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out of the great Civil War, in 1861, when the “ Fugitive Slave Law ” was in force, many fugitive slaves escaped from the South into Canada over a “trail ” passing through Brady township, known as the Underground Railroad, having a station in the Grampian Hills (Penn township). It is doubtful whether they had a station in Brady, although fugitives frequently passed through over the W. and E. pike. At one time a negro stopped with Peter Arnold (father of F. K. Arnold, the banker). Mrs. Arnold accused the negro of being a runaway slave, who became agitated and denied the charge until Mrs. Arnold said,

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

Timeline

Grampian, 1805 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1805
    FoundingGrampian is established
  3. 1892Post officeThe Grampian post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1903On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 737
By decade

Grampian, decade by decade

Today8 recent
US 219 nb in Grampian, PA (2), Aug. 20242024US 219 nb in Grampian, PA (2), Aug. 2024US 219 nb in Grampian, PA (1), Aug. 20242024US 219 nb in Grampian, PA (1), Aug. 2024US 219 nb approaching PA 729-879, Aug. 20242024US 219 nb approaching PA 729-879, Aug. 2024Grampian, PA fire department and post office, Aug. 20242024Grampian, PA fire department and post office, Aug. 20…Grampian Park, PA, Aug. 20242024Grampian Park, PA, Aug. 2024Untitled photo2018Untitled photoGrampian Fire and Rescue Service, Grampian, Pa2011Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, Grampian, PaGrampian Post Offce2010Grampian Post Offce
On the map

Grampian on the map, 1903 to 1993

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

Grampian on the 1903 USGS mapGrampian on the 1939 USGS mapGrampian on the 1942 USGS mapGrampian on the 1959 USGS mapGrampian on the 1969 USGS mapGrampian on the 1981 USGS mapGrampian on the 1993 USGS map1903Curwensville 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 Grampian.

Every building

Grampian, building by building, 1903–1930

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Grampian fire insurance map, 1903, sheet 11903Sheet 1 of 2
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Questions about Grampian’s history

What year was Grampian founded?

In 1805, according to Wikidata. Grampian’s post office opened in 1892, and the census of 1890 counted 219 people here.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (8), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System, Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress) 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.