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History · Wilburton Number One

40% of Wilburton Number One’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Wilburton Number One’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wilburton Number One are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18896 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1974. Watch Wilburton Number One change.Old housesHalf of Wilburton Number One’s homes were built before 1959.
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On the map

Wilburton Number One on the map, 1889 to 1974

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

Wilburton Number One on the 1889 USGS mapWilburton Number One on the 1892 USGS mapWilburton Number One on the 1947 USGS mapWilburton Number One on the 1955 USGS mapWilburton Number One on the 1969 USGS mapWilburton Number One on the 1974 USGS map1889Catawissa 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 Wilburton Number One.

The story so far

Wilburton Number One, in brief

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

Wilburton Number One is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 223 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 196 to 223 (+14%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Wilburton Number One

Nobody well known was born in Wilburton Number One itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ellen Albertini DowAmerican actress · b. 1913
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Janet AsimovAuthor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst · b. 1926
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Eddie CostaAmerican jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist · b. 1930
Emil SeidelAmerican politician · b. 1864
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William J. WaltersheidAuxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese … · b. 1956
Frank BolickAmerican baseball player · b. 1966

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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.