The story
Read it all →How North Cornwall Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of North Cornwall Township.
The Gloninger Estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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History · North Cornwall Township
11% of North Cornwall Township’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 57% of U.S. towns · #631 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Its Register listing is the Gloninger Estate. Below: maps from 1891 on and the census since 2000.
1on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
About North Cornwall Township’s history
How historic is North Cornwall Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 57% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives North Cornwall Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, North Cornwall Township is more historic than 57% of U.S. towns, #631 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of North Cornwall Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194010.8% of homes (±4.1) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%B−National Register1 listing, 2 historic buildings, 2.2 per 10,000 residents · typical PA town 2.1 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 57%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)Ahead of 39%
Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so North Cornwall Township’s 2.2 sits near the middle of its state (58% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 2 historic buildings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.1 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about North Cornwall Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start North Cornwall Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Cornwall Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.On the map
North Cornwall Township on the map, 1891 to 1995
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Cornwall Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1891Lebanon sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Cornwall Township.
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
HauckvillePleasant HillRochertyWoodfort
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside North Cornwall Township
Dohner - Loser FarmGingrich MennoniteHokes Meeting HouseKreiderMoses Kreider Family
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
By decade
North Cornwall Township, decade by decade
2025
2025
2025
2011
2009On the National Register
1 historic place in North Cornwall Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
Gloninger Estate
Buildings
Architectural styles listings
Swiss-German1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
People over time
North Cornwall Township, census by census
Between 6,403 and 8,511 people in every census since 2000.
3 censuses, 2000–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on North Cornwall Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to North Cornwall Township
Nobody well known was born in North Cornwall Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Lebanon7 historic placesA+CleonaIts storyC+Pleasant HillIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Lebanon Township1 historic placeA−West Cornwall Township1 historic placeA+West Lebanon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCornwall2 historic placesA
Questions about North Cornwall Township’s history
How does North Cornwall Township rank for history?
North Cornwall Township is more historic than 57% of U.S. towns, #631 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in North Cornwall Township?
One place: the Gloninger Estate (listed 1980).
How old are the homes in North Cornwall Township?
11% of North Cornwall Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.1 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1980.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (5), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.