Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1903 on and the census since 1880.
Wallaceton dates its founding to 1813 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wallaceton’s history is told.
Peaked at 440 in 1950; 297 people lived here in 2020.
15 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Wallaceton’s Wikipedia page.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wallaceton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wallaceton.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wallaceton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Wallaceton is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 297 at the 2020 census.
Wallaceton was established in 1813. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 313 to 297 (-5%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Passages that mention Wallaceton, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Wallaceton borough, thus formed, occupies a position in the northeast corner of Boggs township. As stated in the order of the court, it contains about four hundred and twenty-six square acres of land. Soon after its incorporation an impetus was given its growth by the construction of the Tyrone and Clearfield Railroad; and still later, in 1881, the incorporation and erection of the fire-brick works materially added to its population.
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and subject to the provisions of law; and declare said borough a separate election district; and further decree that the first election shall be held April 24, 1873.” i Wallaceton borough, thus formed, occupies a position in the northeast corner of Boggs township. As stated in the order of the court, it contains about four hundred and twenty-six square acres of land. Soon after its incorporation an impetus was given its growth by the construction of the Tyrone and Clearfield Railroad; and still later, in 1881, the incorporation and erection of
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within the borough, yet incidentally a part thereof, was built in the year 1886, on the turnpike. With its surroundings, its industries, its churches, its large and well appointed school, its railroads, the T. and C. and the Beech Creek, both of which have stations at the borough, Wallaceton is one of the enterprising centers of the county. The main streets are well laid out running parallel with convenient lateral thoroughfares, providing easy access to all parts.
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within the borough, yet incidentally a part thereof, was built in the year 1886, on the turnpike. With its surroundings, its industries, its churches, its large and well appointed school, its railroads, the T. and C. and the Beech Creek, both of which have stations at the borough, Wallaceton is one of the enterprising centers of the county. The main streets are well laid out running parallel with convenient lateral thoroughfares, providing easy access to all parts.
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.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
2024Wallaceton, PA post office, June 2024
2024Wallaceton, PA methodist church, June 2024
2024Wallaceton, PA fire department and borough hall, June…
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2024Clearfield St. sb, Wallaceton, PA, June 2024Nobody well known was born in Wallaceton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1813, according to Wikidata. Wallaceton’s post office opened in 1868, and the census of 1880 counted 106 people here.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 (7), 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.
