 A man named Baker Pierce, who died in 1815, and whose remains were buried in the old pioneer graveyard at Osceola, appears to have been the first settler within the boundaries of Elkland borough.Just when he settled or how long he remained cannot now be ascertained, but it must have been during the earlier years of the first decade of the present century.The next to settle was the Taylor family, who located at Barney Hill.