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History · Gray Township

Gray Township’s post office opened in 1844, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 2000.

1844first post office
0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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How Gray Township began

When was Gray Township founded?

1844

The Gray Township post office opened in 1844, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Harveys (1822) and Gray (1844), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 236 in 20002020 census: 182182 years
Founding year: the first Gray Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Gray Township’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 Gray Township 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 1994. Watch Gray Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Gray Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsA post office since 1844: 182 years of Gray Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gray Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Gray Township on the map, 1905 to 1994

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

Gray Township on the 1905 USGS mapGray Township on the 1964 USGS mapGray Township on the 1973 USGS mapGray Township on the 1994 USGS map1905Rogersville 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 Gray Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Harveys
1822–1924
Gray
1844–1844
Graysville
1924–today
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Graysville

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Gray Township, in brief

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

Gray Township is a township in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 184 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1844. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 219 to 182 (-17%).

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

Timeline

Gray Township, 1822 to 1924

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1822Post officeThe Harveys post office opens
  3. 1844Post officeThe Gray post office opens
  4. 1844Post officeThe Gray post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1924Post officeThe Harveys post office closes
  8. 1924Post officeThe Graysville post office opens
By decade

Gray Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Gray Twp., PA municipal building, Aug. 20242024Gray Twp., PA municipal building, Aug. 2024
People over time

Gray Township, census by census

010020020002020Peak: 236

Between 184 and 236 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Gray Township

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

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Coleman ScottOlympic wrestler · b. 1986
Arthur I. BoremanAmerican politician · b. 1823
Josh KoscheckAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1977
Bill GeorgeAmerican football player · b. 1929
Alexander Kerr CraigPolitician · b. 1828
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Enos HookAmerican politician · b. 1804
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Richhill TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter Township3 historic placesA+Morris TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Gray Township’s history

What year was Gray Township founded?

The Gray Township post office opened in 1844, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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 Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.