West Salisbury, in the southeastern part of the township, was laid out on the David Livengood farm by the Salisbury & Baltimore Railroad Company in 1871. A number of lots…

Wellersburg was laid out in 1830 and incorporated as a borough in 1857. The town is now in a dilapidated state having been steadily declining since the abandonment of the…

Ursina occupies the site of the Ream farm, and was the point of one of the earliest settlements in the Turkeyfoot region. Evidences of Indian occupation are abundant. Arrow and…

A small rural hamlet, Trent is located in the northeastern part of the township. In 1884, Jacob Miller decided to build a store that would also house a postoffice. A…

Stoystown is one of the oldest towns west of the Allegheny mountains. It was formerly a place of considerable importance. Being situated on the old Pittsburgh turnpike, before the railroads…

The borough of Somerset is situated in the central part of the county, of which it has been the seat of justice since September, 1795, and enjoys the proud distinction…

On April 17, 1795, the General Assembly passed an act organizing the part of Bedford County west of the Allegheny Mountain into a new county named Somerset after the shire…

Somerfield borough was laid out by Philip D. Smyth, in 1818, as the town of Smythfield. It was situated where the National road crossed the Youghiogheny river and was laid…

Shanksville, founded in 1798, was named for its founder, Christian Shank, who erected the first house within the limits of the village. Previously he had erected two saw mills here…

Sand Patch is a small railroad station on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in the southwestern part of the township. It was built upon land formerly owned by Ananias Heffley.…