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| FAIRVIEW - Located in Graham township. The Fairview United Methodist Church was built in 1843 as a union church. In 1875 it became the United Brethern, then the Evangelical United Bretheren, then United Methodist. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLETCHERVILLE- Named after resident Hoad Fletcher and was developed in the 1950's. The Fletcher farm was located outside Clearfield on the north side of Coal Hill Road. Hoad Fletcher was married to the former Adda Carr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREST - Located near Kylertown. Developed by German immigrants seeking work in the coal mines. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRENCHVILLE - located on route 879, at the edge of Covington township was founded in 1835 by immigrants from the Normandy and Picardy regions of France. The Calwell Atlas states that the parcel of land which became Frenchville was given to a Paris merchant to settle a debt. The merchant was able to convince families to emigrate to the area. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gazzam - Located in Ferguson township neart Kerrrmoor and Ansonville. Named after Hon. Joseph Gazzam. A railroad and coal mining town. Early settlers were mainly of Scottish and Swedish descent.. First school opened by Miss Frankie Johnston of Bower, PA. Another school was the Union Sabbath School, January of 1887 with A. Root as Superintendent. By 1940, this town had ceased to exist. There is an old cemetery located there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GLEN RICHEY - Located near Little Clearfield Creek. The old Erie Pike came through Glen Richey area. Named after a man who owned a sawmill in the area. The village developed after the discovery of coal in the early 1800s. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOFFE ACRES - Located in Bloom Township, two miles north of Grampian on route 219. Named after Lord Goffe, and English nobleman who came to the area. Lewis Cass Aldrich's History of Clearfield County" mentions that a school was located in the village and was taught by R.P. Kester. A well known business in this area was Goffe Acres Tea Room, operated by George and Lois Squiers from 1924-1936.Teachers who taught in the Goffe Acres School: Lois Squiers, Theresa Walburn, Alma Thomas, Wilbur Bloom, Rachel Bloom and Stella Sull. The school closed down when students were sent to larger schools. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOSHEN - Access to Goshen can be made from Mt. Joy Road in Clearfield which takes you over Intersate 80, or from Shawville. Surnames: Taylor, Sankey, Flegal Graham, Straw, Koozer, Tate, Morrison, Read, and Bumgardner. A farming and lumbering community. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAHAMTON - One of the top lumbering communities in Clearfield co., named for James B. Graham who built grist and saw mills there. Another business man was Thomas H. Forcey. Located off Deer Creek Road in Graham township, also accessable from Shiloh, Bradford Township, the community was devided by Interstate 80. Sam Turner, came to the area in 1824 and built a sawmill. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| GRAMPIAN - Located between Clearfield and Mahaffey at the intersection of 219 and 879. Named by the area's first physician Dr. Samuel Coleman, the area reminded him of Grampian Hills of his homeland Scotland. Before the doctor's arrival the area was called Pennville. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRASSFLAT - The foot path of european settlers traveling through the area along the Moshanon Creek or Moravian Run. The name evolved from Grass Flts or Platts to Grassflat, a Cooper Township village. The name was made final by the first Post Master, Edgar Johnson. Another mining town in the Clearfield county area. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GREENVILLE - located northwest of Curwensville. According to the Lewis Cass Aldrich history account, this community was located in Bloom township which was formed in 1860. Charles Cressler operated a grocery store/gas station in the area during the 1950's. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAWK RUN - located off route 53 in Morris township a few miles from Philipsburg. The town was once called Frenchtown, because of the numerous french people living there. it was also called Ashcroft, and still has a cemetery there by that name. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HELVETIA - located in Brady township. Coal mining was the major industry. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEPBURNIA - located between Grampian and Mahaffey on route 219 started as a farming community and name after John Hepburn. The William Thorp farm is one of the oldest in the area and has been used for farming since the early 1800's. E.A. Spencer was one of the first residents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HILLSDALE - overlooks downtown Clearfield. The Old Town cemetery is located here which is the burial place of many first settlers of Clearfield. Sadly, it's badly neglected and no one seems to care. I attended elementary school in Hillsdale, teachers with surnames: Harrier; Holden; Shaffer; Stiffler; Joyce; Fulton. The lunch room was run by Mrs. Richards and her husband was the janitor. It was a very small school with 6 classrooms, a walk thru lunch room. We took our lunches back to our rooms and ate with the teacher who sat at her desk and ate her lunch. Sometimes we had our classes outside in the woods. We had wonderful holiday programs. This was accomplished by opening the doors that separated the 4th and 5th grade and large tables were put together to be our stage. Mrs. Owens, the visiting music teacher always made sure we had wonderful musical singalongs on the last day of school before a holiday vacation. These teachers were very dedicated. It was a wonderful school. I have many fond memories of that school which is now gone. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOLLYWOOD - located between Penfield and Weedville along 219, once a busy mining town. Some surnames: Smart; Gutowski; Reo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME CAMP - located near Rockton on Anderson Creek. Once a busy logging town. One of the first settlers was John Dressler and his family other early settlers surnames: LaBorde; Doe; Bailey; Doney; Burns; Blanchard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOOP UP - located in Beccaria township west of the borough of Irvona near South Wimer Run. Some early family surnames: Watkins; Green; Boyles; Hockenberry; Karmanick; Szatz; Elinski; Loneski and Ninosky. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUTZDALE - located in Woodward township. In 1887 the Houtzdale area was purchased by land baron. Dr. Daniel Houtz of Alexandria , who sent George M. Brisbin to look over his lumber interest. Soon Mr. Brisbin had L.G. Lingle survey the town and lots were sold. President Benjamin Harris visited Houtzdale on Sept. 20, 1890. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IRVONA - located in sourthern Clearfield co., settled in 1882. Names after Col. Edward Alexander Irvin, Civil War vet, and lumber businessman from Curwensville. Col. Irvin head a company attached to the 42nd regiment known as the Bucktail Regiment. The town's streets were laid out by John Swan. |