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History · Yukon

Yukon’s post office opened in 1908, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1902 on.

1908first post office
0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Yukon began

When was Yukon founded?

1908

The Yukon post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 656118 years
Founding year: the first Yukon post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Yukon’s 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 Yukon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Yukon’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1994. Watch Yukon change.
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Start Yukon’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Yukon’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Yukon, in brief

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

Yukon is a census-designated place located in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located near Interstate 70, north of the village of Wyano. As of the 2010 census the population was 677 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1908. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 677 to 656 (-3%).

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

On the map

Yukon on the map, 1902 to 1994

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

Yukon on the 1902 USGS mapYukon on the 1931 USGS mapYukon on the 1954 USGS mapYukon on the 1969 USGS mapYukon on the 1994 USGS map1902Connellsville 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 Yukon.

By decade

Yukon, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Yukon Pennsylvania2013Yukon Pennsylvania
Famous people

Famous people close to Yukon

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

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Sonny ClarkAmerican jazz pianist · b. 1931
Slide HamptonAmerican trombonist · b. 1932
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Ambrose De PaoliAmerican Roman Catholic archbishop · b. 1934
George BlandaAmerican football player · b. 1927
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Ben McCauleyAmerican basketball player · b. 1986
Mark CritzAmerican politician · b. 1962
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

South Huntingdon Township1 historic placeA−Sewickley TownshipIts storyB−WyanoIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Yukon’s history

What year was Yukon founded?

The Yukon post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (1) 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.