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History · Osceola Township

53% of Osceola Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
53%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Osceola 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 Osceola Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19003 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1969. Watch Osceola Township change.Old housesHalf of Osceola Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Osceola Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Osceola Township on the map, 1900 to 1969

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

Osceola Township on the 1900 USGS mapOsceola Township on the 1954 USGS mapOsceola Township on the 1969 USGS map1900Elkland 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 Osceola Township.

The story so far

Osceola Township, in brief

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

Osceola Township is a township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 587 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 659 to 591 (-10%).

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

Timeline

Osceola Township, 1843 to 1900

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1843Born herePhilip T. Van Zile is born here
  3. 1852Post officeThe Oceola post office opens
  4. 1889Born hereLouise Heims Beck is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1900On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

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People over time

Osceola Township, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 700

Between 587 and 700 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Osceola Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Osceola Township

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Louise Heims BeckAmerican librarian and vaudeville performer · b. 1889
Philip T. Van ZileAmerican judge · b. 1843
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
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2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Osceola Township
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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.

Deerfield TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElkland1 historic placeANelson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFarmington TownshipIts 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.