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History · Stormstown

Stormstown’s post office opened in 1879, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Stormstown was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1861 on.

1879first post office
1on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Stormstown began

When was Stormstown founded?

1879

The Stormstown post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,468147 years
Founding year: the first Stormstown post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Stormstown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Start Stormstown’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stormstown’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Stormstown, in brief

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

Stormstown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,366 at the 2010 census. Its population grew nearly 48% between 2000 and 2010, due largely to the development of several new neighborhoods in the area.

Its first post office opened in 1879. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,366 to 2,468 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Stormstown, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1860s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1860s1 item
Halfmoon 18611861Halfmoon 1861
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Halfmoon 1861
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Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Stormstown’s page.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Stormstown

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Halfmoon Township2 historic placesA−Worth TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Stormstown’s history

What year was Stormstown founded?

The Stormstown post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.