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History · West Hills

15% of West Hills’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1900 on.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about West Hills’ 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 Hills are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19005 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1993. Watch West Hills change.
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On the map

West Hills on the map, 1900 to 1993

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

West Hills on the 1900 USGS mapWest Hills on the 1958 USGS mapWest Hills on the 1969 USGS mapWest Hills on the 1979 USGS mapWest Hills on the 1993 USGS map1900Kittanning 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 Hills.

The story so far

West Hills, in brief

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

West Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,228 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,263 to 1,228 (-3%).

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

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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 Hills

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

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Richard HartshorneAmerican Geographer · b. 1899
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Charles HartshorneAmerican philosopher · b. 1897
George L. ShoupAmerican politician · b. 1836
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Todd HollandAmerican director and producer · b. 1961
Jason AltmireAmerican politician · b. 1968
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Margaret Reed LewisAmerican cell biologist · b. 1881
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

East Franklin TownshipIts storyCWest KittanningIts storyB−Kittanning3 historic placesAApplewoldIts 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.