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Limestone Township dates to 1789, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1923 on, and old-book passages.

1789founded
0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Limestone Township began

When was Limestone Township founded?

1789

Limestone Township dates its founding to 1789 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1841.

2020 census: 1,966237 years

How historic is Limestone Township?

B

More historic than 61% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1841.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Limestone Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Limestone Township is more historic than 61% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Limestone Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1789, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194019.8% of homes (±4.8) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%B+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 61%
NewerOlder

Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Limestone Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1789.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.8 points).

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Limestone 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 Limestone Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Deep rootsEstablished in 1789: 237 years of Limestone Township.On the map since 19235 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1973. Watch Limestone Township change.
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Start Limestone Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps -…: 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.

Collomsville
1841–1934
Oval
1855–1915
Oriole
1872–1907
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
CollomsvilleOrioleOval
Gone or out of use
Garrett AirportairportPine Creek Quarrymine
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Limestone Township
LimestoneOvalSaint Peter's Lutheran Church

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

Timeline

Limestone Township, 1789 to 1934

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1789
    FoundingLimestone Township is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1841Post officeThe Collomsville post office opens
  5. 1855Post officeThe Oval post office opens
  6. 1872Post officeThe Oriole post office opens
  7. 1880In the archive1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Limestone - ED 4…
  8. 20th century
  9. 1907Post officeThe Oriole post office closes
  10. 1915Post officeThe Oval post office closes
  11. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  12. 1934Post officeThe Collomsville post office closes
The story

How Limestone Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Limestone Township.

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Limestone Township was established on December 4, 1824, by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lycoming County. It was formed from parts of Nippenose and Wayne townships. Limestone Township was known as "Adams Township" in honor of United States President John Adams until April 14, 1835, when the name as changed to what was deemed to be a more appropriate title.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Limestone Township in 1929

Passages that mention Limestone Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

It was founded in 1887 by Captain Jacob P. Sallada, who was so closely identified with the history of Limestone Township. He laid out the place in lots, built a church for the use of the
History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania1929 · page 182Read the page →
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It was founded in 1887 by Captain Jacob P. Sallada, who was so closely identified with the history of Limestone Township. He laid out the place in lots, built a church for the use of the

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Limestone Township, which now includes nearly all of the Nippenose Valley, was erected from Nippenose and Wayne townships, now in Clinton County, on December 4, 1828. It was first named Adams, in honor of the second president of the United States. Subsequently the people became politically dissatis…
History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania1929 · page 239Read the page →
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Limestone Township, which now includes nearly all of the Nippenose Valley, was erected from Nippenose and Wayne townships, now in Clinton County, on December 4, 1828. It was first named Adams, in honor of the second president of the United States. Subsequently the people became politically dissatisfied, and after a good deal of bitterness and bad blood had been engendered, the name was changed to Limestone by act of legislature of April 14, 1885. It is the eleventh in size in the

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Limestone Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1880s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1880s1 item
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Limestone - ED 41-2718801940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania …
1890s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today11 recent
PA 44 sb entering Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Aug. 20242024PA 44 sb entering Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., Aug. …PA 44 sb at PA 654, Aug. 20242024PA 44 sb at PA 654, Aug. 2024PA 44 sb approaching PA 880, Aug. 20242024PA 44 sb approaching PA 880, Aug. 2024Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., PA municipal building, Aug. 20242024Limestone Twp., Lycoming Co., PA municipal building, …2021-10-19 15 38 14 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 654 at Pennsylvania State Route 44 in20212021-10-19 15 38 14 View east along Pennsylvania Stat…PA 654 from PA 442018PA 654 from PA 44Corner Church2013Corner ChurchOld Home2011Old HomeFamily farm2011Family farmPennsylvania State Route 6542009Pennsylvania State Route 654Limestone Township, PA2009Limestone Township, PA
On the map

Limestone Township on the map, 1923 to 1973

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

Limestone Township on the 1923 USGS mapLimestone Township on the 1944 USGS mapLimestone Township on the 1953 USGS mapLimestone Township on the 1965 USGS mapLimestone Township on the 1973 USGS map1923Williamsport 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 Limestone Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Limestone - ED 41-27
Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Limestone - ED 41-27, 1880

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Limestone Township’s page.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bastress TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrawford Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNippenose TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storyBRauchtownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Limestone Township’s history

What year was Limestone Township founded?

In 1789, according to Wikidata. Limestone Township’s post office opened in 1841.

How does Limestone Township rank for history?

Limestone Township is more historic than 61% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Limestone Township?

20% of Limestone Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1975.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.