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History · Sabinsville

Sabinsville’s post office opened in 1851, and 63% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

1851first post office
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Photo: Sabinsville, PA Keystone Marker.jpg: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States derivative work: GrapedApe · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Sabinsville began

When was Sabinsville founded?

1851

The Sabinsville post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name.

175 years
Founding year: the first Sabinsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Sabinsville’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 Sabinsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1969. Watch Sabinsville change.Old housesHalf of Sabinsville’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sabinsville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Sabinsville on the map, 1899 to 1969

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

Sabinsville on the 1899 USGS mapSabinsville on the 1900 USGS mapSabinsville on the 1969 USGS map1899Gaines 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 Sabinsville.

The story so far

Sabinsville, in brief

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

Sabinsville is an unincorporated community, located in Clymer Township, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. The zipcode is: 16943.

Its first post office opened in 1851.

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 Sabinsville

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

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James Tyler KentAmerican physician, homeopat · b. 1849
Charles MeredithAmerican actor · b. 1894
Kathryn CrawfordAmerican actress · b. 1908
William A. StoneAmerican politician, Pennsylvania · b. 1846
Ed SchieffelinProspector who discovered the Tombstone mining … · b. 1847
James A. ParsonsAmerican judge and politician · b. 1868

Questions about Sabinsville’s history

What year was Sabinsville founded?

The Sabinsville post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.