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History · Lenkerville

69% of Lenkerville’s homes were built before 1940

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What stands out about Lenkerville’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lenkerville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lenkerville’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Lenkerville, in brief

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

Lenkerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Upper Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is less than one mile south of the borough of Millersburg along Pennsylvania Route 147, which lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River. As of the 2010 census the population was 550.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 550 to 504 (-8%).

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 Lenkerville

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

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Marie DoroAmerican actress · b. 1882
James Addams BeaverAmerican politician · b. 1837
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Thomas MarkleAmerican lighting director and father of Meghan… · b. 1944
J. Hale SypherAmerican politician · b. 1837
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James BlackAmerican politician · b. 1793
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Marvin WolfgangAmerican criminologist · b. 1924
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History across the town line

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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 →