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History · Nelson Township

Nelson Township’s post office opened in 1829, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Nelson Township began

When was Nelson Township founded?

1829

The Nelson Township post office opened in 1829, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 547197 years
Founding year: the first Nelson Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Nelson 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 Nelson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1829: 197 years of Nelson Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nelson Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Nelson Township, in brief

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

Nelson Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 546 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1829. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 571 to 547 (-4%).

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

By decade

Nelson Township, decade by decade

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Pennsylvania Route 49 West2011Pennsylvania Route 49 WestChurch in2009Church in
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
Nelson
1cemetery inside Nelson Township
Nelson

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Elkland1 historic placeAOsceola TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Nelson Township’s history

What year was Nelson Township founded?

The Nelson Township post office opened in 1829, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.