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History · McAlisterville

McAlisterville’s post office opened in 1826, and 17% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1934 on.

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17%homes built before 1940
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How McAlisterville began

When was McAlisterville founded?

1826

The McAlisterville post office opened in 1826, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 920200 years
Founding year: the first McAlisterville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about McAlisterville’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 McAlisterville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of McAlisterville’s homes were built before 1953.Deep rootsA post office since 1826: 200 years of McAlisterville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McAlisterville’s history is told.

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The story so far

McAlisterville, in brief

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

McAlisterville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 971 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1826. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 971 to 920 (-5%).

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

By decade

McAlisterville, decade by decade

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On the map

McAlisterville on the map, 1934 to 1978

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

McAlisterville on the 1934 USGS mapMcAlisterville on the 1959 USGS mapMcAlisterville on the 1969 USGS mapMcAlisterville on the 1978 USGS map1934Mifflintown 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 McAlisterville.

Questions about McAlisterville’s history

What year was McAlisterville founded?

The McAlisterville post office opened in 1826, 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), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.