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History · Luthersburg

Luthersburg’s post office opened in 1830, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Luthersburg began

When was Luthersburg founded?

1830

The Luthersburg post office opened in 1830, the earliest record of the town by name.

196 years
Founding year: the first Luthersburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Luthersburg’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 Luthersburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Luthersburg’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1830: 196 years of Luthersburg.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Luthersburg’s history is told.

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The story so far

Luthersburg, in brief

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

Luthersburg is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. routes 219 and 322, and Pennsylvania Route 410, 5.1 miles (8.2 km) south-southeast of DuBois. Luthersburg has a post office, with ZIP code 15848. The community was named for W. H. Luther, an early settler.

Its first post office opened in 1830.

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

Timeline

Luthersburg, 1866 to 1904

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1866Born hereFrank Shugart is born here
  3. 1871Born hereJess Heiges is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1904Born hereR. Borden Reams is born here
By decade

Luthersburg, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Luthersburg, Pennsylvania2012Luthersburg, PennsylvaniaLuthersburg, Pennsylvania2012Luthersburg, PennsylvaniaBrady Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania2012Brady Township, Clearfield County, PennsylvaniaUS Route 322 - Pennsylvania (4163325312) (2)2009US Route 322 - Pennsylvania (4163325312) (2)US Route 322 - Pennsylvania (4163324878) (2)2009US Route 322 - Pennsylvania (4163324878) (2)US Route 322 - Pennsylvania2009US Route 322 - Pennsylvania
Famous people

3 famous people were born in Luthersburg

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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R. Borden ReamsAmerican diplomat · b. 1904
Frank ShugartAmerican baseball player · b. 1866
J
Jess HeigesAmerican football coach and college administrat… · b. 1871

Questions about Luthersburg’s history

What year was Luthersburg founded?

The Luthersburg post office opened in 1830, 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 Wikimedia Commons (6) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.