Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1903 on and the census since 1880.
Newburg first appears in the census in 1880.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newburg’s history is told.
Peaked at 354 in 1890; 82 people lived here in 2020.
15 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Newburg’s Wikipedia page.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Newburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Newburg.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Newburg yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Newburg (also known as La Jose) is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 82 at the 2020 census.
Its first post office opened in 1880. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 92 to 82 (-11%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Passages that mention Newburg, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Clearfield county, to Punxsutawney, in Jefferson county, by the Clearfield and Jefferson Railroad Company, the first railroad was constructed in Chest township in 1887. It passes through the extreme northern end of the township, and at the village of Newburg, one of the old towns of the township, has sprung up a flourishing town. From the southern boundary, through the whole length of the township, and to the northwestern corner flows Chest Creek, which has its source in Clearfield township, Cambria county. Situated on this creek were some of the oldest lumber camps in the county. The creek
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Clearfield county, to Punxsutawney, in Jefferson county, by the Clearfield and Jefferson Railroad Company, the first railroad was constructed in Chest township in 1887. It passes through the extreme northern end of the township, and at the village of Newburg, one of the old towns of the township, has sprung up a flourishing town. From the southern boundary, through the whole length of the township, and to the northwestern corner flows Chest Creek, which has its source in Clearfield township, Cambria county. Situated on this creek were some of the oldest lumber camps in the county. The creek
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(1880) constructed into the upper part of this county, near the line between Geulich and Beccaria ; thence generally northwest, touching Utahville ; thence west to Coalport and northwest to Irvona. A further extension was made in 1886, from Irvona by way of Whitmer and Wilson Runs to Newburg, and thence down Chest Creek to its mouth at Mahafifey. A further extension, to be known as the Clearfield and Jefferson Railroad, is to be made in the near future. It will extend from Mahaffey up the West Branch and across to Punxsutawney, in Jefferson county, tapping the rich coal and coke country in
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(1880) constructed into the upper part of this county, near the line between Geulich and Beccaria; thence generally northwest, touching Utahville; thence west to Coalport and northwest to Irvona. A further extension was made in 1886, from Irvona by way of Whitmer and Wilson Runs to Newburg, and thence down Chest Creek to its mouth at Mahaffey. A further extension, to be known as the Clearfield and Jefferson Railroad, is to be made in the near future. It will extend from Mahaffey up the West Branch and across to Punxsutawney, in Jefferson county, tapping the rich coal and coke country in
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
2024PA 36 sb in Newburg (1), Aug. 2024
2024PA 36 sb entering Newburg, Aug. 2024
2024PA 36 nb in Newburg, Aug. 2024
2024Newburg, PA Lajose post office, Aug. 2024
2024Newburg, Clearfield Co., PA borough hall, Aug. 2024
2024Newburg Baptist Church, Clearfield Co., PA, Aug. 2024
2024Curly Hurd Memorial Park, Newburg, PA, Aug. 2024Nobody well known was born in Newburg itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
The Newburg post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1885.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (7), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
