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History · North Philipsburg

28% of North Philipsburg’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1922 on.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Philipsburg’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 North Philipsburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19227 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1994. Watch North Philipsburg change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Philipsburg’s history is told.

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On the map

North Philipsburg on the map, 1922 to 1994

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

North Philipsburg on the 1922 USGS mapNorth Philipsburg on the 1939 USGS mapNorth Philipsburg on the 1945 USGS mapNorth Philipsburg on the 1959 USGS mapNorth Philipsburg on the 1971 USGS mapNorth Philipsburg on the 1981 USGS mapNorth Philipsburg on the 1994 USGS map1922Philipsburg 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 North Philipsburg.

The story so far

North Philipsburg, in brief

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

North Philipsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 660 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 660 to 617 (-7%).

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 North Philipsburg

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

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Bud GeorgeAmerican politician · b. 1927
Don Hilary GingeryAmerican politician · b. 1884
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Austin HarrierAmerican politician · b. 1912
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Bill BishopAmerican baseball player · b. 1900
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Bill MeehanAmerican baseball player · b. 1889
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Irving KahalAmerican lyricist · b. 1903
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rush Township5 historic placesA+Morris TownshipIts storyB−Philipsburg2 historic placesAHawk RunIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.