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History · Seven Springs

15% of Seven Springs’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1922 on and the census since 1970.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Seven Springs’ 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 Seven Springs are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 127 in 2000; 26 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19228 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1993. Watch Seven Springs change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Seven Springs’s history is told.

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People over time

Seven Springs, census by census

0100198020002020Peak: 127

Peaked at 127 in 2000; 26 people lived here in 2020.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Seven Springs’ Wikipedia page.

On the map

Seven Springs on the map, 1922 to 1993

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

Seven Springs on the 1922 USGS mapSeven Springs on the 1935 USGS mapSeven Springs on the 1944 USGS mapSeven Springs on the 1957 USGS mapSeven Springs on the 1967 USGS mapSeven Springs on the 1973 USGS mapSeven Springs on the 1981 USGS mapSeven Springs on the 1993 USGS map1922Donegal 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 Seven Springs.

The story so far

Seven Springs, in brief

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

Seven Springs is a borough in Somerset and Fayette counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Fayette County portion of the borough and resort are part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and the Somerset County portion is part of the Johnstown Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, Seven Springs had a population of 26. The borough limits encompass the majority of Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County, although the resort's business address may be listed as "Champion", referring to an unincorporated village located 7 miles (11 km) to the northwest in Fayette County. The borough is served by the Connellsville Area School District.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 26 in 2010, 26 in 2020.

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 Seven Springs

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

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Tamora PierceAmerican writer of fantasy novels for children … · b. 1954
Daniel SturgeonAmerican politician · b. 1789
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Dave VescioAmerican actor · b. 1970
Joseph C. PringeyAmerican politician · b. 1858
Pete ZornAmerican musician · b. 1950
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Larry CritchfieldAmerican football player · b. 1908
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Middlecreek Township4 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJefferson Township1 historic placeA−Saltlick TownshipIts storyC

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.