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History · Strabane

42% of Strabane’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Strabane’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 Strabane are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Strabane’s homes were built before 1952.
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The story so far

Strabane, in brief

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

Strabane is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the southern border of Canonsburg and the eastern border of Houston. Strabane has a post office, with ZIP code 15363.

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

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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 Strabane

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

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Perry ComoAmerican singer, actor, television personality · b. 1912
Bobby VintonAmerican singer · b. 1935
Joseph Albert WalkerAmerican test pilot · b. 1921
Edward Goodrich AchesonAmerican chemist · b. 1856
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Bud YorkinAmerican producer, director, and screenwriter · b. 1926
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Eddie JonesAmerican actor · b. 1934
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History across the town line

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

North Strabane Township2 historic placesB−Canonsburg3 historic placesAHoustonIts storyC+

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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 →