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History · Nicktown

Nicktown’s post office opened in 1870, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1870first post office
0on the National Register
41%homes built before 1940
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How Nicktown began

When was Nicktown founded?

1870

The Nicktown post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.

156 years
Founding year: the first Nicktown post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Nicktown’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 Nicktown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19023 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1972. Watch Nicktown change.Old housesHalf of Nicktown’s homes were built before 1954.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nicktown’s history is told.

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On the map

Nicktown on the map, 1902 to 1972

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

Nicktown on the 1902 USGS mapNicktown on the 1961 USGS mapNicktown on the 1972 USGS map1902Barnesboro 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 Nicktown.

The story so far

Nicktown, in brief

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

Nicktown is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the junction of Pennsylvania Route 271 and Pennsylvania Route 553, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) south-southwest of Northern Cambria. Nicktown has a post office with ZIP code 15762, which opened on November 11, 1870.

Its first post office opened in 1870.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Nicktown

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

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Malcolm CowleyAmerican novelist · b. 1898
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Rembert WeaklandAmerican archbishop · b. 1927
Alvin EvansUnion Army soldier, politician and banker · b. 1845
Edgar M. CortrightSenior NASA official-administrator and engineer… · b. 1923
Gene LudwigAmerican musician · b. 1937
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James Russell LeechAmerican politician · b. 1888

Questions about Nicktown’s history

What year was Nicktown founded?

The Nicktown post office opened in 1870, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.