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History · West Cameron Township

36% of West Cameron Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Cameron 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 Cameron Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1974. Watch West Cameron Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Cameron Township’s history is told.

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On the map

West Cameron Township on the map, 1892 to 1974

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

West Cameron Township on the 1892 USGS mapWest Cameron Township on the 1943 USGS mapWest Cameron Township on the 1955 USGS mapWest Cameron Township on the 1969 USGS mapWest Cameron Township on the 1974 USGS map1892Lykens 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 West Cameron Township.

The story so far

West Cameron Township, in brief

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

West Cameron Township is a township that is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 541, an increase over the figure of 517 that was tabulated in 2000.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 541 to 497 (-8%).

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

Timeline

West Cameron Township, 1892 to 1905

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1899Post officeThe Gottshalls post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905Post officeThe Gottshalls post office closes
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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 West Cameron Township

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

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Betty BriceAmerican actress · b. 1888
Edward CooperAmerican lawyer and Republican politician from … · b. 1873
Jasper Ewing BradyAmerican politician · b. 1797
John P. S. GobinUnion Army general · b. 1837
William Lewis DewartAmerican politician · b. 1821
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Dutch RombergerMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1927
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Gottshalls, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
West Cameron

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.

Zerbe TownshipIts storyB+Upper Mahanoy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCoal TownshipIts storyB+East Cameron TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLittle Mahanoy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.