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History · St. Benedict

48% of St. Benedict’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about St. Benedict’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of St. Benedict are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1994. Watch St. Benedict change.Old housesHalf of St. Benedict’s homes were built before 1944.
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On the map

St. Benedict on the map, 1902 to 1994

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

St. Benedict on the 1902 USGS mapSt. Benedict on the 1961 USGS mapSt. Benedict on the 1972 USGS mapSt. Benedict on the 1981 USGS mapSt. Benedict on the 1994 USGS map1902Patton 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 St. Benedict.

The story so far

St. Benedict, in brief

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

Saint Benedict is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 219, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Northern Cambria. Saint Benedict has a post office, with ZIP code 15773.

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 St. Benedict

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

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Rembert WeaklandAmerican archbishop · b. 1927
Alvin EvansUnion Army soldier, politician and banker · b. 1845
Edgar M. CortrightSenior NASA official-administrator and engineer… · b. 1923
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James Russell LeechAmerican politician · b. 1888
Boyd WagnerUnited States Army Air Forces flying ace · b. 1916
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Fern MichaelsAmerican writer · b. 1933

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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.