Nippenose Township was originally much larger than it is today, spreading over parts of what are now Clinton, Centre and Lycoming counties.

One states that it is named for the Indian phrase "Nippeno-wi", meaning a warm and genial summerlike place.

Apparently this man's nose had been "nipped" by exposure to the frost, hence the name "Nippenose".

Homes and fields were abandoned, with livestock driven along and a few possessions floated on rafts on the river east to Muncy, then further south to Sunbury.

Sullivan's Expedition helped stabilize the area and encouraged resettlement, which continued after the war.

When things finally calmed down in 1792, Colonel Antes returned to Nippenose Township and rebuilt his mill.

Youngman and his sons expanded the business yet again in 1835 by adding machinery that was able to clean clover seed.

Clover was very important to farmers for providing ground cover and as a food supply for their grazing dairy cows.

The village of Antes Fort rose up around the train station that was built in Nippenose Township to serve the borough of Jersey Shore, to the north across the West Branch Susquehanna River from Nippenose Township.

Nippenose Township is on the south side of the West Branch Susquehanna River in southwestern Lycoming County.

Pennsylvania Route 44 crosses the township, passing just west of Antes Fort.

The highway leads north into Jersey Shore and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Allenwood.