Lovelton is an unincorporated

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North Branch Township, Pennsylvania North Branch Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. The population was 236 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.5 square miles (58.2 km2): 22.3 ...

, United States. It is in the

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quadrangle of Jenningsville.

History

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named Azariah Winslow, who was one of the first settlers in North Branch Township, along with Vose and Lovelton, settled in the area of Lovelton ''circa'' 1800. The community was named for the early settler of the same name. A hotel was opened in Lovelton in 1868 by S. Bigley, and the first school and post office in the township was also built in the village. By 1880, the community contained a post office, a store, a blacksmith shop, a shoe shop, a

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, and approximately twenty homes. At this point, it was the only village in the township. The Lovelton Grange Hall was built in 1904 and was still standing a century later, mostly unchanged. The North Branch Trout Derby Association has held a children's

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in the hatchery grounds at Lovelton.

Geography

Lovelton is located at an elevation of above

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. The community is situated deep in the valley of

North Branch Mehoopany Creek North Branch Mehoopany Creek (also known as North Fork Mehoopany Creek or North Branch Mehoppany Creek) is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Bradford County, Sullivan County, and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is appro ...

at the confluence of Miller Brook. Several hills and mountains surround it, including Round Top, Oak Ridge, and

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. The community is situated at the intersection of

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and

Pennsylvania Route 187 Pennsylvania Route 187 (PA 187) is a state highway located in Wyoming and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 87 in Lovelton. The northern terminus is at the New York state line, north of Windham Center. The route ...

, but a few other roads pass through the vicinity.

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