On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Loyalhanna Township is more historic than 75% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Loyalhanna Township’s overall grade.
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 Loyalhanna Township’s 6.1 sits above most of its state (70% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.6 points).
Founding year: our sources. 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 Loyalhanna Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Loyalhanna Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1900Latrobe 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 Loyalhanna Township.
Places that used to be
Old corners and places now gone
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
FairbanksLoyalhanna Woodlands Number 1Loyalhanna Woodlands Number 2Manitto HavenMoweenWakena
Gone or out of use
Slybac E O C Airportairport
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Both Loyalhanna Coal & Coke Company and McFeely Brick Company operated in the vicinity and built houses in Loyalhanna for their employees. Loyalhanna Coal & Coke operated coal mines (known as No. 1, No. 2 and Pandora) and a coking facility in the vicinity. Mine #1, located along Saxman Run and the Pennsylvania Railroad, was one of the largest coal producers in Westmoreland County by 1880. None of the mining structures have survived. McFeely Brick was also located near Saxman Run. In 1941, it employed 150 workers. The brickyard was still in business in 1954.
The area's connection with both industries survives in two neighborhood street names: Brick Lane and Pandora Road.
Loyalhanna Township is more historic than 75% 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.
What is on the National Register in Loyalhanna Township?
One place: the Concord School (listed 2014).
How old are the homes in Loyalhanna Township?
20% of Loyalhanna Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1971.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.
