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History · Needmore

Needmore’s post office opened in 1872, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1935 on.

1872first post office
0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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From Needmore’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Needmore began

When was Needmore founded?

1872

The Needmore post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 153154 years
Founding year: the first Needmore post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Needmore’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 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Needmore’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Needmore’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCabins. Looking NW. - Shorty's Place: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Needmore, in brief

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

Needmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 170. Needmore was created on April 27, 1954.

Its first post office opened in 1872. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 170 to 153 (-10%).

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

By decade

Needmore, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s3 items
Cabins. Looking NW. - Shorty's Place1999Cabins. Looking NW. - Shorty's PlaceCabins. Looking NW. - Shorty's Place1999Cabins. Looking NW. - Shorty's PlaceSide elevation of main building. Looking E. - Shorty's Place1999Side elevation of main building. Looking E. - Shorty'…
Today3 recent
Fulton Co District Court2015Fulton Co District CourtNeedmore 20112011Needmore 2011US Route 522 - Pennsylvania2009US Route 522 - Pennsylvania
On the map

Needmore on the map, 1935 to 1973

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

Needmore on the 1935 USGS mapNeedmore on the 1967 USGS mapNeedmore on the 1973 USGS map1935Needmore 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 Needmore.

Questions about Needmore’s history

What year was Needmore founded?

The Needmore post office opened in 1872, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.