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History · Mill Creek Township

Mill Creek Township dates to 1772

Most of Mill Creek Township was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1930 on.

1772founded
0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Mill Creek Township began

When was Mill Creek Township founded?

1772

Mill Creek Township dates its founding to 1772 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1830.

2020 census: 582254 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1830.The full story ↓

What stands out about Mill Creek 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Mill Creek Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.Older than the countryEstablished in 1772, 4 years before the Declaration of Independence.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mill Creek Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps -…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Mill Creek
1830–1830
Huntersville
1849–1903
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Huntersville
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Mill Creek Township
Huntersville TrinityWebster

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Timeline

Mill Creek Township, 1772 to 1930

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1772
    FoundingMill Creek Township is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1830Post officeThe Mill Creek post office opens
  5. 1830Post officeThe Mill Creek post office closes
  6. 1849Post officeThe Huntersville post office opens
  7. 1880In the archive1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Mill Creek - ED …
  8. 20th century
  9. 1903Post officeThe Huntersville post office closes
  10. 1930On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story

How Mill Creek Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mill Creek Township.

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Mill Creek Township was formed from part of Muncy Township on February 25, 1879, by the order of a judge who certified the results of an election regarding a petition to form the new township by the residents of what was the northern portion of Muncy Township. Held on December 10, 1878, the election had been close, with a 122–104 vote in favor of the measure. The township is named for Mill Creek, a tributary of Loyalsock Creek.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Mill Creek Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1880s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1880s1 item
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Mill Creek - ED 41-3718801940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania …
1890s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 recent
Pennsylvania State Route 864 eb in Mill Creek Township (1)2009Pennsylvania State Route 864 eb in Mill Creek Townshi…Pennsylvania State Route 864 eastbound in Mill Creek Township (2)2009Pennsylvania State Route 864 eastbound in Mill Creek …
On the map

Mill Creek Township on the map, 1930 to 1986

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

Mill Creek Township on the 1930 USGS mapMill Creek Township on the 1953 USGS mapMill Creek Township on the 1965 USGS mapMill Creek Township on the 1973 USGS mapMill Creek Township on the 1986 USGS map1930Warrensville 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 Mill Creek Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Mill Creek - ED 41-37
Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Mill Creek - ED 41-37, 1880

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Famous people

Famous people close to Mill Creek Township

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

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Tom MarinoRepresentative for Pennsylvania's 10th congress… · b. 1952
George LuksAmerican artist · b. 1867
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Johnny BentAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1908
Mike MussinaAmerican baseball player · b. 1968
Alize JohnsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1996
Joseph W. GirardActor · b. 1871
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Wolf TownshipIts storyB−Upper Fairfield TownshipIts storyBMuncy Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about Mill Creek Township’s history

What year was Mill Creek Township founded?

In 1772, according to Wikidata. Mill Creek Township’s post office opened in 1830.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.