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History · St. Michael

St. Michael’s post office opened in 1908, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1904 on.

1908first post office
1on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
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How St. Michael began

When was St. Michael founded?

1908

The St. Michael post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 410118 years
Founding year: the first St. Michael post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about St. Michael’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 St. Michael are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1993. Watch St. Michael change.Old housesHalf of St. Michael’s homes were built before 1947.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. Michael’s history is told.

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On the map

St. Michael on the map, 1904 to 1993

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

St. Michael on the 1904 USGS mapSt. Michael on the 1964 USGS mapSt. Michael on the 1972 USGS mapSt. Michael on the 1981 USGS mapSt. Michael on the 1993 USGS map1904Johnstown 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. Michael.

The story so far

St. Michael, in brief

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

St. Michael is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP code is 15951. It was formerly part of the St. Michael-Sidman census-designated place in Cambria County, before splitting into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census the population of St. Michael was 408. St. Michael is located in southeastern Cambria County in the valley of the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River, less than a mile southeast of U.S. Route 219, a four-lane highway which leads 12 miles (19 km) north to Ebensburg, the county seat, and 11 miles (18 km) southwest (via Pennsylvania Route 56) to Johnstown. The community of Sidman…

Its first post office opened in 1908. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 408 in 2010, 410 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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On the National Register

1 listing protects 8 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to St. Michael

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

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Charles BronsonAmerican actor · b. 1921
Len ChappellAmerican basketball player · b. 1941
Ashley MillerAmerican screenwriter and producer · b. 1971
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Michael RusnakAmerican Catholic priest · b. 1921
Bo BassettAmerican wrestler · b. 2006
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John Michael KudrickGreek Catholic bishop · b. 1947
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Adams Township2 historic placesACroyle Township1 historic placeA−SidmanIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about St. Michael’s history

What year was St. Michael founded?

The St. Michael post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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.