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History · Shellytown

Shellytown’s post office opened in 1903, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1901 on.

1903first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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How Shellytown began

When was Shellytown founded?

1903

The Shellytown post office opened in 1903, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 41123 years
Founding year: the first Shellytown post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Shellytown’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 Shellytown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19014 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1981. Watch Shellytown change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shellytown’s history is told.

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On the map

Shellytown on the map, 1901 to 1981

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

Shellytown on the 1901 USGS mapShellytown on the 1963 USGS mapShellytown on the 1972 USGS mapShellytown on the 1981 USGS map1901Huntingdon 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 Shellytown.

The story so far

Shellytown, in brief

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

Shellytown 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 eastern Blair County, in the southeastern part of Woodbury Township. It is bordered to the west by Clover Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Frankstown Branch Juniata River. Clover Creek Road is the main street in the community, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to Williamsburg and southwest 8 miles (13 km) to Fredericksburg.

Its first post office opened in 1903.

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 Shellytown

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

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Charles M. SchwabAmerican steel magnate · b. 1862
Jacob C. HigginsUnion Army commander · b. 1826
Wilmer Lower Stultz(1900-1929) American aviator · b. 1900
Vaughn O. LangAmerican general · b. 1927
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C. Earl StubbsAmerican missionary · b. 1942
John DeanAmerican district attorney and later Pennsylvan… · b. 1835

Questions about Shellytown’s history

What year was Shellytown founded?

The Shellytown post office opened in 1903, 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.