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History · Sickles Corner

Half of Sickles Corner’s homes were built after 1973

Most of Sickles Corner was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973. Below: maps from 1920 on.

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What stands out about Sickles Corner’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 Sickles Corner are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19203 editions of the USGS map, 1920 to 1972. Watch Sickles Corner change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sickles Corner’s history is told.

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On the map

Sickles Corner on the map, 1920 to 1972

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

Sickles Corner on the 1920 USGS mapSickles Corner on the 1963 USGS mapSickles Corner on the 1972 USGS map1920Altoona 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 Sickles Corner.

The story so far

Sickles Corner, in brief

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

Sickles Corner 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 northeastern Blair County, in the southwestern part of Tyrone Township. It sits at the southwestern end of Sinking Creek Valley, between two arms of Brush Mountain, rising to the west and the southeast. Kettle Road is the main route through Sickles Corner: it leads northeastward 8 miles (13 km), down the Sinking Creek Valley, to Pennsylvania Route 453 near the Little Juniata River, and southwestward through Elberta and a water gap in Brush Mountain 8 miles (13 km) to Altoona.

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 Sickles Corner

Nobody well known was born in Sickles Corner 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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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.