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History · Middle Taylor Township

27% of Middle Taylor Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 85 buildings. Below: maps from 1904 on.

1on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Middle Taylor Township’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 Middle Taylor Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Minersville Historic District takes in 85 historic buildings.On the map since 19043 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1972. Watch Middle Taylor Township change.Old housesHalf of Middle Taylor Township’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Middle Taylor Township’s history is told.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 85 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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first listed
1995
Minersville Historic District
Minersville Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Vernacular Residential1
Second Empire1
Minersville Historic DistrictVernacular Residential

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

On the map

Middle Taylor Township on the map, 1904 to 1972

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

Middle Taylor Township on the 1904 USGS mapMiddle Taylor Township on the 1964 USGS mapMiddle Taylor Township on the 1972 USGS map1904Johnstown 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 Middle Taylor Township.

The story so far

Middle Taylor Township, in brief

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

Middle Taylor Township is a township that is located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 727 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 727 to 660 (-9%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Middle Taylor Township

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

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Charles BronsonAmerican actor · b. 1921
Carroll BakerAmerican actress · b. 1931
Steve DitkoAmerican comics artist · b. 1927
Alex AzarAmerican politician · b. 1967
Michael NovakAmerican theologian, philosopher, journalist, n… · b. 1933
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Tim KazurinskyAmerican actor · b. 1950
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Pleasant Hill
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Middle Taylor Township
Benshoff HillChrist the Saviour CathedralSaint Nicholas

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

East Taylor TownshipIts storyB−West Taylor TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJohnstown11 historic placesA+

Questions about Middle Taylor Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Middle Taylor Township?

One place: the Minersville Historic District (listed 1995).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.