Creekside’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Creekside. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCreekside is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 284 at the 2020 census.
Creekside was established in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 309 to 288 (-7%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Creekside yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Creekside’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Creekside’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMine portal with ponies. S. C. St…, 1946: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Creekside
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Creekside, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Creekside is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Creekside has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Thomas Covered Bridge in Armstrong, 2.6 miles away.
Creekside and the nearest listed places
Closest to Creekside
Thomas Covered BridgeArmstrong · Structure2.6mi
Trusal Covered BridgeWashington · Built 18703.4mi
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Indiana Passenger StationIndiana · Building4.4mi
Old Indiana County CourthouseIndiana · Second Empire · Built 18694.6mi
Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's OfficeIndiana · Building4.6miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mine portal with ponies. S. C. Streams Black Diamond Mine, Creekside, Indiana County, Pennsylvania (1946) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.