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History · Juniata Township

1 of Juniata Township’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Corbin Bridge. Most of Juniata Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1901 on.

1on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Juniata 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 Juniata Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19015 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1994. Watch Juniata Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Juniata Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Juniata Township on the map, 1901 to 1994

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

Juniata Township on the 1901 USGS mapJuniata Township on the 1963 USGS mapJuniata Township on the 1972 USGS mapJuniata Township on the 1981 USGS mapJuniata Township on the 1994 USGS map1901Huntingdon 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 Juniata Township.

The story so far

Juniata Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 554 to 437 (-21%).

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 National Register

1 historic place in Juniata Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1990
Corbin Bridge
Corbin Bridge
Structures

Architectural styles listings

Suspension Bridge1
Corbin BridgeSuspension Bridge

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

8cemeteries and burying grounds inside Juniata Township
Corbin FamilyHawnMark FamilyMosserRidenourSpeck FamilyStrongYocum

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Walker Township1 historic placeA−Union TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHenderson Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSmithfield TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about Juniata Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Juniata Township?

One place: the Corbin Bridge (listed 1990).

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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.