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History · Ickesburg

Ickesburg’s post office opened in 1825, and 74% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1930 on.

1825first post office
0on the National Register
74%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Ickesburg began

When was Ickesburg founded?

1825

The Ickesburg post office opened in 1825, the earliest record of the town by name.

201 years
Founding year: the first Ickesburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ickesburg’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 Ickesburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Ickesburg’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1825: 201 years of Ickesburg.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ickesburg’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Ickesburg, in brief

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

Ickesburg is a census-designated place in Saville Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States at the junction of Routes 17 and 74. It is located on the Panther Creek, which flows into the Buffalo Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River. Its ZIP code is 17037 and it is served by area codes 717 and 223.

Its first post office opened in 1825.

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

Ickesburg on the map, 1930 to 1978

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

Ickesburg on the 1930 USGS mapIckesburg on the 1952 USGS mapIckesburg on the 1969 USGS mapIckesburg on the 1978 USGS map1930Loysville 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 Ickesburg.

Questions about Ickesburg’s history

What year was Ickesburg founded?

The Ickesburg post office opened in 1825, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.