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History · West Abington Township

41% of West Abington Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1946 on.

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41%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Abington Township’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 West Abington Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

West Abington Township, in brief

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

West Abington Township, is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 250 to 300 (+20%).

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

By decade

West Abington Township, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Ponds and hills off West Abington Road, West Abington Township, PA, April 20252025Ponds and hills off West Abington Road, West Abington…Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center, West Abington Township, PA, April 20252025Holy Transfiguration Retreat Center, West Abington To…Church of Our Lady of the Abingtons, West Abington Township, PA (2), April 20252025Church of Our Lady of the Abingtons, West Abington To…Church of Our Lady of the Abingtons, West Abington Township, PA (1), April 20252025Church of Our Lady of the Abingtons, West Abington To…Barn on Seminary Road, West Abington Township, PA, April 20252025Barn on Seminary Road, West Abington Township, PA, Ap…
On the map

West Abington Township on the map, 1946 to 1994

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

West Abington Township on the 1946 USGS mapWest Abington Township on the 1969 USGS mapWest Abington Township on the 1994 USGS map1946Factoryville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of West Abington Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to West Abington Township

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

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Christy MathewsonAmerican Major League baseball player, manager · b. 1880
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Timmy MayerAmerican racing driver · b. 1938
Warren StevensAmerican actor · b. 1919
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Bill SienkiewiczAmerican artist · b. 1958
Jim SaxtonUnited States Congressman from New Jersey · b. 1943
Don SherwoodAmerican politician · b. 1941
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Walls Corners
1cemetery inside West Abington Township
Radle Family

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.

DaltonIts storyB−Glenburn TownshipIts storyCLa Plume TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewton 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 Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.