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History · Tullytown
Tullytown dates to 1816, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Most of Tullytown was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957. 1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 62 buildings. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1947 on, and the census since 1880.
1816founded
1on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
1famous people
Quick answers
How Tullytown began
When was Tullytown founded?
1816
Tullytown dates its founding to 1816 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.
First census: 262 in 18802020 census: 2,282210 years
How historic is Tullytown?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 82% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1827.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Tullytown’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Tullytown is more historic than 82% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Tullytown’s overall grade.
Founding era1816, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19409.5% of homes (±4.7) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%B−National Register1 listing, 62 historic buildings, 263 per 10,000 residents · typical PA town 2.1 · U.S. 2.4A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 82%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Tullytown’s 263 sits above most of its state (92% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 62 historic buildings outnumber those of 86% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.7 points). Two sources give 1816.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Tullytown’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 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Fallsington Historic District takes in 62 historic buildings.Deep rootsEstablished in 1816: 210 years of Tullytown.Old housesHalf of Tullytown’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tullytown’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.On the National Register
1 listing protects 62 historic buildings
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
62
each building in a district counts
first listed
1972
Fallsington Historic District
Districts
Architectural styles listings
Victorian1
Swedish1
Federal1
Gothic1
Colonial1
Classical Revival1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Timeline
Tullytown, 1802 to 1958
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1802
In the archiveRoad from Philadela. to New York, seg. 4-5 - 1816FoundingTullytown is established
- 1827Post officeThe Tullytown post office opens
- 1876
Born hereBilly Gilbert is born here - 1887
In the archiveTullytown, Pennsylvania 1887 - 1891
In the archiveAtlas of Bucks Co., Penna - 20th century
- 1947
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1958Post officeThe Tullytown post office closes
From the old history books
What they wrote about Tullytown in 1876
Passages that mention Tullytown, cut from the printed page as they were published.
The history of Bucks County, Pennsylvania1876 · page 116Read the page →
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But few, if any, agricultural districts in the state have a more intelligent and cultivated population than Falls township. The postoffices in Falls are Fallsington, established in 1849, and James Thompson appointed postmaster ; Tullytown in 1829, and Joseph Hutchinson postmaster; and Oxford Valley, established in 1849, when John G. Spencer, who still holds the office, was appointed postmaster.
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The history of Bucks County, Pennsylvania1876 · page 137Read the page →
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About 1830-31, Anthony Morris, of Philadelphia, founded an agricultural school at the Bolton farm, on the road from Oxford Valley to Tullytown, a mile and a half from the former place. It was placed under the superintendency of F. A. Ismar, a pupil of the celebrated school of Hofwyl, in Prussia, to be conducted on the Fellenberg system. The school did not prove a success and was soon abandoned. On the same farm is the " Morris graveyard," a round plat of ground, surrounded by a stone wall, and shaded by
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
Tullytown, decade by decade
3 decades in the archive, from the 1800s to the 1890s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.
1880s–1890s2 items
1900s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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2014
2012On the map
Tullytown on the map, 1947 to 1995
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tullytown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1947Trenton West sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tullytown.
Then & now
Stand where they stood
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.
Retake this viewTullytown, Pennsylvania 1887, 1887
Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Tullytown’s page.
Retake this view · +15People over time
Tullytown, census by census
Between 262 and 2,452 people in every census since 1880.
14 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Tullytown’s Wikipedia page.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Tullytown had its own post office from 1827 to 1958.
Tullytown
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Lakeside
1cemetery inside Tullytown
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Tullytown’s history
What year was Tullytown founded?
In 1816, according to Wikidata. Tullytown’s post office opened in 1827, and the census of 1880 counted 262 people here.
How does Tullytown rank for history?
Tullytown is more historic than 82% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Tullytown?
One place: the Fallsington Historic District (listed 1972).
How old are the homes in Tullytown?
10% of Tullytown’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.7 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1957.
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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.