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History · West Falls

22% of West Falls’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Falls’ 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 Falls are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1994. Watch West Falls change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how West Falls’s history is told.

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On the map

West Falls on the map, 1893 to 1994

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

West Falls on the 1893 USGS mapWest Falls on the 1946 USGS mapWest Falls on the 1969 USGS mapWest Falls on the 1976 USGS mapWest Falls on the 1994 USGS map1893Pittston 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 Falls.

The story so far

West Falls, in brief

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

West Falls is a census-designated place located in Exeter Township, Wyoming County, in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located very close to Pennsylvania Route 92 near the Susquehanna River. As of the 2010 census the population was 382 residents. At the 2020 census the population was 337.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 382 to 337 (-12%).

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

By decade

West Falls, decade by decade

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West Falls Baptist Church2016West Falls Baptist ChurchBridge over the Susquehanna River at2016Bridge over the Susquehanna River at
Famous people

Famous people close to West Falls

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

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Christy MathewsonAmerican Major League baseball player, manager · b. 1880
Marion LorneAmerican actress · b. 1883
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Timmy MayerAmerican racing driver · b. 1938
Warren StevensAmerican actor · b. 1919
Albert K. BenderUFO researcher · b. 1921
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Joe OstrowskiAmerican baseball player · b. 1916
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Exeter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFalls TownshipIts storyBNorthmoreland TownshipIts storyB

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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 (2) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.