AREA HISTORY:  Muddy Creek Forks, Postoffice, Lower Chanceford Township, York 
County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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MUDDY CREEK FORKS POSTOFFICE – Page 746

A postoffice, with the above name, was established at this place March 4, 1835, and 
John Manifold appointed postmaster.  He served continuously until March 25, 1878, 
when the present postmaster, J. P. Moffit was appointed.  Near this place was 
Nicholson’s Mill, which, by act of assembly of 1776, was made the common voting 
place for several township, of the lower end of the county, and continued so for 
many years.  There are now no vestiges of the old mill, nor of Turner’s nail factory 
and the fulling and carding-mill, which stood near by.