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History · McConnellstown

McConnellstown’s post office opened in 1846, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1901 on.

1846first post office
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How McConnellstown began

When was McConnellstown founded?

1846

The McConnellstown post office opened in 1846, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,208180 years
Founding year: the first McConnellstown post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about McConnellstown’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 McConnellstown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19015 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1994. Watch McConnellstown change.Deep rootsA post office since 1846: 180 years of McConnellstown.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McConnellstown’s history is told.

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On the map

McConnellstown on the map, 1901 to 1994

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

McConnellstown on the 1901 USGS mapMcConnellstown on the 1963 USGS mapMcConnellstown on the 1972 USGS mapMcConnellstown on the 1981 USGS mapMcConnellstown on the 1994 USGS map1901Huntingdon 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 McConnellstown.

The story so far

McConnellstown, in brief

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

McConnellstown is a census-designated place in Walker Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Due to its long name, the village is often nicknamed "Mactown". The population of McConnellstown was 1,194 as of the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1846. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,194 in 2010, 1,208 in 2020.

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

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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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Smithfield TownshipIts storyC+Walker Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about McConnellstown’s history

What year was McConnellstown founded?

The McConnellstown post office opened in 1846, 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 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.