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History · Lake Arthur Estates

Half of Lake Arthur Estates’ homes were built after 1989

Most of Lake Arthur Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1908 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Arthur Estates’ 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 Lake Arthur Estates are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19085 editions of the USGS map, 1908 to 1990. Watch Lake Arthur Estates change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Arthur Estates’s history is told.

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On the map

Lake Arthur Estates on the map, 1908 to 1990

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

Lake Arthur Estates on the 1908 USGS mapLake Arthur Estates on the 1910 USGS mapLake Arthur Estates on the 1961 USGS mapLake Arthur Estates on the 1970 USGS mapLake Arthur Estates on the 1990 USGS map1908Zelienople 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 Lake Arthur Estates.

The story so far

Lake Arthur Estates, in brief

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

Lake Arthur Estates is a census-designated place and mobile home court located in Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the intersections of I-79 and US 422, the village is situated west of Lake Arthur, a reservoir on Muddy Creek. The community is also just west of Moraine State Park, which surrounds the lake. As of the 2010 census the population was 594.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 594 to 494 (-17%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Arthur Estates

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

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Jim GerlachAmerican politician · b. 1955
Hack WilsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1900
Sean MillerAmerican basketball coach · b. 1968
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Mark E. DavisAmerican chemical engineer · b. 1955
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Arda GreenAmerican biochemist · b. 1899
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Buzz GuyAmerican football player · b. 1936

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