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History · Sierra View

Half of Sierra View’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Sierra View was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sierra View’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 Sierra View are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sierra View’s history is told.

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The story so far

Sierra View, in brief

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

Sierra View is a census-designated place that is located in Chestnuthill and Tunkhannock Townships in Monroe County in the state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,907 residents.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,813 in 2010, 4,907 in 2020.

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 Sierra View

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

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Byron K. LichtenbergAmerican astronaut and engineer · b. 1948
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Alex WeekesAmerican soccer player · b. 1988
Charles W. ButtzAmerican politician · b. 1837
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Laura Van GilderAmerican racing cyclist · b. 1964
Sebastian JosephAmerican football nose tackle · b. 1995
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Walt MastersAmerican baseball player and gridiron football … · b. 1907
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Indian Mountain LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSun ValleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 →