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History · Reightown

28% of Reightown’s homes were built before 1940

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28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Reightown’s past

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The story so far

Reightown, in brief

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Reightown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Blair County, in the central part of Antis Township. It is bordered to the north and east by the borough of Bellwood, and the city of Altoona is 7 miles (11 km) to the southwest. Reightown sits in the valley of Bells Gap Run, which rises on the Allegheny Front and flows southeast to the Little Juniata River at Bellwood.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Reightown

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

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Charlie CristUnited States Representative from 2017 to 2022 · b. 1956
Michael BeheAmerican biochemist, author, and intelligent de… · b. 1952
Janet BlairActress · b. 1921
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Andrew Kevin WalkerAmerican screenwriter · b. 1964
Paul WinterAmerican saxophonist · b. 1939
H. Beam PiperAmerican science fiction writer · b. 1904
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History across the town line

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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 →