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History · Grassflat

Grassflat’s post office opened in 1892, and 49% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1959 on.

1892first post office
0on the National Register
49%homes built before 1940
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How Grassflat began

When was Grassflat founded?

1892

The Grassflat post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 479134 years
Founding year: the first Grassflat post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Grassflat’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 Grassflat are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Grassflat’s homes were built before 1942.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grassflat’s history is told.

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The story so far

Grassflat, in brief

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

Grassflat is a census-designated place located in Cooper Township, Clearfield County, in the state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 479. Pennsylvania Route 53 passes just west of the community, leading 3 miles (5 km) southwest to Interstate 80, Exit 133 at Kylertown and 12 miles (19 km) east to Snow Shoe.

Its first post office opened in 1892. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 511 to 479 (-6%).

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

By decade

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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On the map

Grassflat on the map, 1959 to 1981

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

Grassflat on the 1959 USGS mapGrassflat on the 1971 USGS mapGrassflat on the 1981 USGS map1959Karthaus 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 Grassflat.

Famous people

Famous people close to Grassflat

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

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Don Hilary GingeryAmerican politician · b. 1884
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Austin HarrierAmerican politician · b. 1912
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

DriftingIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Grassflat’s history

What year was Grassflat founded?

The Grassflat post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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.