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History · Wilburton Number Two

90% of Wilburton Number Two’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
90%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Wilburton Number Two’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wilburton Number Two 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 1976. Watch Wilburton Number Two change.Old housesHalf of Wilburton Number Two’s homes were built before 1938.
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Wilburton Number Two on the map, 1889 to 1976

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

Wilburton Number Two on the 1889 USGS mapWilburton Number Two on the 1892 USGS mapWilburton Number Two on the 1947 USGS mapWilburton Number Two on the 1953 USGS mapWilburton Number Two on the 1969 USGS mapWilburton Number Two on the 1976 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 Two.

The story

How Wilburton Number Two came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Wilburton Number Two.

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On June 17, 1948, United Air Lines Flight 624 crashed in Wilburton Number Two after hitting a high-voltage power line, killing all 39 passengers and 4 crew on board.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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 Wilburton Number Two

Nobody well known was born in Wilburton Number Two 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 Wikipedia 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.