Village Name Changes and Deserted Villages of Clinton County
Deserted Villages:
Revelton (which was Revelsville)
Peacock
Rock
Cabin
Eagleton
Halltown (one mile south of Swissdale Crossroads,
became
part of Swissdale)
Whetham
Minersville
McElhaney
Bakertown
Village Name
Changes:
Loganton was Logansville
North Bend was Youngwomanstown then North
Point.
Youngwomanstown
(Chinis-quay-ka-non) was the oldest
name
in the history of the West Branch Valley.
Salona was Mudtown then
McGhee's
town, then Mechanicsburg
Mackeyville was Hamburg
Rote was Flat
Rock
Green-Burr was Greenville
Rauchtown was Rauch's Gap
Lock
Port was
Loveland then Lockport then changed to two words.
Lamar was Belle
Springs
then Yankeetown.
Dunnstown was Dunnsburg.
McElhattan was Wayne.
Swissdale was Pleasant Valley then Churchville then German
Settlement.
(see Halltown, above).
Queen's Run was Quinn's Run.
Beech Creek was
Quigley's Town.
Westport was Kettle Creek.
Renovo's first Post
Office was
Drury's Run.
A portion of Lock Haven and a portion of Allison Township was
called Old Town.
Bellefonte Avenue was Clinton Avenue.
Avis was Oak
Grove
Youngdale was Rockville