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History · Juniata Township

25% of Juniata Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1999 on.

0on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Juniata Township’s archive · credits on each photo

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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Juniata Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Juniata Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Juniata Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewView to east from overlook. Abuts -1. -…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

West End
1848–1918
New Buena Vista
1870–1945
Kegg
1885–1936
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Grand ViewKeggNew Buena VistaWest End
Gone or out of use
Camp Run ChurchchurchCurley SchoolschoolRidge SchoolschoolWest End Post Officepost officeWest End Schoolschool
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Juniata Township
Camp RunOld UnionPleasant Ridge ChurchShroyer FarmTrinity United Church of ChristWagerman Family

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

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.

Juniata Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 901 at the time of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 954 to 898 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Juniata Township, 1848 to 1999

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1848Post officeThe West End post office opens
  3. 1870Post officeThe New Buena Vista post office opens
  4. 1885Post officeThe Kegg post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1918Post officeThe West End post office closes
  7. 1936Post officeThe Kegg post office closes
  8. 1945Post officeThe New Buena Vista post office closes
  9. 1999In the archiveView to east from overlook. Abuts -1. - S.S. Grand View Point Hotel, Bedford, Bedford Cou…
By decade

Juniata Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
View to east from overlook. Abuts -1. - S.S. Grand View Point Hotel, Bedford, Bedford County, PA1999View to east from overlook. Abuts -1. - S.S. Grand Vi…
Today5 recent
PA 31 wb entering West End, Aug. 20242024PA 31 wb entering West End, Aug. 20242022-03-24 15 29 51 UTC minus 4 View down from an airplane towards Interstate 70 and Interstate 76 (Pennsylvania Turnpi…20222022-03-24 15 29 51 UTC minus 4 View down from an air…Juniata Township with PA Turnpike2015Juniata Township with PA TurnpikeRoadside - panoramio (3)2013Roadside - panoramio (3)Country road route 302013Country road route 30
Famous people

Famous people close to Juniata Township

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

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George Washington WilliamsAmerican Civil War soldier, Christian minister,… · b. 1849
Abraham ArnoldAmerican Civil War Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1837
Augustine B. KelleyAmerican politician · b. 1883
Henry WoodsAmerican politician from Pennsylvania · b. 1764
Charles Powell Adamsb. 1831
Rush ClarkAmerican politician · b. 1834
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Harrison Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAllegheny Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLondonderry Township1 historic placeB+Napier Township3 historic placesB+Shade Township1 historic placeA+

Questions about Juniata Township’s history

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Sources

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 (6), 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.