Clearfield, Pennsylvania One Place Study
Location: Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Surnames/tags: One_Place_Studies Pennsylvania United_States
[send private message] and One Place Studies Project WikiTree [send private message]Clearfield was first settled in about 1805 in the now extinct Chinclelcamousche Township which became part of Lawrence Township in November of 1813. Clearfield's Native American name was Chinklacamoose/Chinclelcamousche
Clearfield was formally incorporated Apr 21, 1840 from a portion of Lawrence, Township.
The portion of Clearfield west of the Susquehanna River became the borough of West Clearfield on Nov 1, 1883 and was returned to Clearfield on Mar 5, 1900
The borough of Clearfield is about 1.8 sq. miles and has an average elevation of 1109 feet.
Clearfield County was formed Feb 13, 1800
- Clearfield's Wikipedia Page
- WikiTree Clearfield Category PageClearfield Borough
An historic marker depicting the old Indian village name, is located near State Route 879 about 2 1/2 miles south of Clearfield Native American settlement of Chinklacamoose
has the following:
CHINKLACAMOOSE
Name of the Indian village located here, in visited by C.F. Post while traveling to an Indian council at Kuskuski in 1758. The later Clearfield is said to get its name from clearings made by grazing bison along nearby creeks.
Find A Grave lists several cemeteries with Clearfield (town) address but only these appear within the town limits:
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Clearfield, Pennsylvania One Place Study
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Name
Clearfield is a borough and the county seat of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is part of the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the larger State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area. The settled area surrounding the borough consists of the nearby census-designated places of Hyde and Plymptonville.
Geography
- Continent: North America
- Country: United States of America
- State/Province: Pennsylvania
- County: Clearfield
- GPS Coordinates: 41.0225, -78.440278
- Elevation: 334.0 m or 1095.8 feet
History
Clearfield was first settled in about 1805 in the now extinct Chinclelcamousche Township which became part of Lawrence Township in November of 1813. Clearfield's Native American name was Chinklacamoose/Chinclelcamousche
Clearfield was formally incorporated Apr 21, 1840 from a portion of Lawrence, Township.
The portion of Clearfield west of the Susquehanna River became the borough of West Clearfield on Nov 1, 1883 and was returned to Clearfield on Mar 5, 1900
An historic marker depicting the old Indian village name, is located near State Route 879 about 2 1/2 miles south of Clearfield Native American settlement of Chinklacamoose
has the following:
CHINKLACAMOOSE
Name of the Indian village located here, in visited by C.F. Post while traveling to an Indian council at Kuskuski in 1758. The later Clearfield is said to get its name from clearings made by grazing bison along nearby creeks.
Population
- 1850 1,676
- 1860 2,572
- 1870 3,121
- 1880 1,811
- 1890
- 1900 5,088
- 1910 9,376
- 1920 8,529
- 1930 9,229
- 1940 11,011
- 1950 9,489
- 1960 9300
- 1970 8200
- 1980 7600
- 1990 6600
- 2000 6600
- 2010 6200
- 2020 5,962
- 2021 5,915
Notables
- William Dock Bigler (January 1, 1814 – August 9, 1880)
- William Andrew Wallace (November 28, 1827 – May 22, 1896)
- Edward Scofield(March 28, 1842 – February 3, 1925)
- William Irvin Swoope (October 3, 1862 – October 9, 1930)
- Powell Weaver (June 10, 1890 - December 22, 1951))
- James Irvin "Willie"Adams (September 27, 1890 – June 18, 1937)
- Otto Joseph William Eppers (25 Jul 1893-22 Dec 1955)
- Anthony A. Mitchell (August 26, 1918 – January 20, 2009)
- Rembrandt Cecil Robinson (October 2, 1924 – May 8, 1972)
- Howard L. Fargo ca. 1928-living
- Howard William "Howie" Bedell ca. 1935-living
- Earl Caldwell ca. 1939--living
Cemeteries
Find A Grave lists several cemeteries with Clearfield (town) address but only these appear within the town limits:
Maps & Photos
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| Clearfield, Clearfield County Pennsylvania., 1895 |
Resources
- Clearfield County Historical Society They have 52 books about Clearfield County available.
Sources
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