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History · Locustdale

Locustdale’s post office opened in 1878, and 92% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

1878first post office
0on the National Register
92%homes built before 1940
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How Locustdale began

When was Locustdale founded?

1878

The Locustdale post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 171148 years
Founding year: the first Locustdale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Locustdale’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 Locustdale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18896 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1976. Watch Locustdale change.Old housesHalf of Locustdale’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Locustdale’s history is told.

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On the map

Locustdale on the map, 1889 to 1976

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

Locustdale on the 1889 USGS mapLocustdale on the 1892 USGS mapLocustdale on the 1947 USGS mapLocustdale on the 1953 USGS mapLocustdale on the 1969 USGS mapLocustdale on the 1976 USGS map1889Catawissa 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 Locustdale.

The story so far

Locustdale, in brief

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

Locustdale (also known as "Locust Dale") is a census-designated place (CDP) that is located on the border of Columbia and Schuylkill counties, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 171 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 177 to 171 (-3%).

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

By decade

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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 Locustdale

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

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Ellen Albertini DowAmerican actress · b. 1913
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Janet AsimovAuthor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst · b. 1926
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Eddie CostaAmerican jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist · b. 1930
Emil SeidelAmerican politician · b. 1864
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William J. WaltersheidAuxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese … · b. 1956
Frank BolickAmerican baseball player · b. 1966

Questions about Locustdale’s history

What year was Locustdale founded?

The Locustdale post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.