Star Junction, Wickhaven, Whitsett, Banning and Layton are unincorporated communities within the township.

The borough of Perryopolis, a separate municipality, lies enclaved at the center of the township.

Also listed are the Alliance Furnace, Providence Quaker Cemetery and Chapel, and Layton Bridge.

Pennsylvania Route 51 passes through the township, leading north to Pittsburgh and south to Uniontown, the Fayette County seat.

Portions of the movie The Silence of the Lambs were filmed in the village of Layton.

Charles Henry King, paternal grandfather of President Gerald Ford.He moved to the frontier in Nebraska and became an extremely wealthy businessman and banker there and through pursuits in Wyoming.