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History · Victory Township

13% of Victory Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Victory Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Victory Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Victory Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1981. Watch Victory Township change.
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Five Points
1850–1856
Pearl
1879–1913
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Five PointsPearl

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Victory Township on the map, 1909 to 1981

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

Victory Township on the 1909 USGS mapVictory Township on the 1911 USGS mapVictory Township on the 1963 USGS mapVictory Township on the 1972 USGS mapVictory Township on the 1981 USGS map1909Franklin 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 Victory Township.

The story so far

Victory Township, in brief

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

Victory Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 375.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 410 to 375 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Victory Township, 1850 to 1913

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Five Points post office opens
  3. 1856Post officeThe Five Points post office closes
  4. 1879Post officeThe Pearl post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1913Post officeThe Pearl post office closes
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 Victory Township

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

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Josephine McKimAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former… · b. 1910
Gabby GabreskiAmerican flying ace · b. 1919
Woody JacksonAmerican composer · b. 1970
Alexander HaysUnion Army general · b. 1819
Alexander McDowellPolitician · b. 1845
Joe PageAmerican baseball player · b. 1917
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Sandycreek TownshipIts storyB−Rockland Township1 historic placeA−KennerdellIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMineral TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPolkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClinton Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFrenchcreek TownshipIts storyCIrwin TownshipIts 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 →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.