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History · Queens Gate

Half of Queens Gate’s homes were built after 1969

Most of Queens Gate was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Queens Gate’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 Queens Gate are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Queens Gate’s history is told.

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The story so far

Queens Gate, in brief

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

Queens Gate is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2010 census. The area was part of the Tyler Run-Queens Gate CDP at the 2000 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,464 in 2010, 1,480 in 2020.

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

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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 Queens Gate

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

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Cameron MitchellAmerican actor · b. 1918
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Lzzy HaleAmerican singer and guitarist · b. 1983
Isaac Newton LewisAmerican soldier and inventor of the Lewis gun · b. 1858
William F. GoodlingAmerican politician · b. 1927
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Eugene GeeseyAmerican politician · b. 1931
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Francis MachinskyAmerican gridiron football player · b. 1934
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Spring Garden Township2 historic placesAYork Township2 historic placesB+Tyler RunIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townValley ViewIts 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 →