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History · Yellow Springs

Half of Yellow Springs’ homes were built after 1984

Most of Yellow Springs was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984. Below: maps from 1923 on.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Yellow Springs’ 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 Yellow Springs are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19235 editions of the USGS map, 1923 to 1972. Watch Yellow Springs change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Yellow Springs’s history is told.

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On the map

Yellow Springs on the map, 1923 to 1972

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

Yellow Springs on the 1923 USGS mapYellow Springs on the 1933 USGS mapYellow Springs on the 1946 USGS mapYellow Springs on the 1963 USGS mapYellow Springs on the 1972 USGS map1923Tyrone 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 Yellow Springs.

The story so far

Yellow Springs, in brief

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

Yellow Springs is a populated place in Catharine Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, with the zip code 16693.

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 Yellow Springs

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

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Charles M. SchwabAmerican steel magnate · b. 1862
Thomas Conrad PorterAmerican botanist · b. 1822
John ScottAmerican lawyer and Republican party politician… · b. 1824
Jacob C. HigginsUnion Army commander · b. 1826
Wilmer Lower Stultz(1900-1929) American aviator · b. 1900
William P. MaclayUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1877

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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.