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History · Indian Lake

Indian Lake dates to 1966

Most of Indian Lake was built recently: 0.3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1914 on and the census since 1970.

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How Indian Lake began

When was Indian Lake founded?

1966

Indian Lake dates its founding to 1966 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 129 in 19702020 census: 39060 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Indian Lake’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 Indian Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19144 editions of the USGS map, 1914 to 1981. Watch Indian Lake change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Indian Lake’s history is told.

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On the map

Indian Lake on the map, 1914 to 1981

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

Indian Lake on the 1914 USGS mapIndian Lake on the 1944 USGS mapIndian Lake on the 1971 USGS mapIndian Lake on the 1981 USGS map1914Windber 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 Indian Lake.

The story so far

Indian Lake, in brief

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

Indian Lake is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 391 at the 2020 census, down from 394 in 2010. Indian Lake is home to Indian Lake Golf Club, which opened in 1974, and was the first to be designed by Arnold Palmer, Northwinds Golf Course (public), Indian Lake Resort (fine dining, banquet, and lodging), Indian Lake Marina, and the James W. McIntyre Hiking and Biking Trail. United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near here into the field in Stonycreek Township during the attacks.

Indian Lake was established in 1966. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 394 in 2010, 390 in 2020.

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

By decade

Indian Lake, decade by decade

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People over time

Indian Lake, census by census

0100200300400500198020002020Peak: 450

Between 129 and 450 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Indian Lake

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

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Ashley MillerAmerican screenwriter and producer · b. 1971
Augustine B. KelleyAmerican politician · b. 1883
Rush ClarkAmerican politician · b. 1834
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Alexander RatiuRomanian Greek-Catholic priest · b. 1916
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Frank KostroAmerican baseball player · b. 1937
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Frank NicholsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1889
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Indian Lake’s history

What year was Indian Lake founded?

In 1966, according to Wikidata. the census of 1970 counted 129 people here.

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 (9), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.