Cummings Township is the third in size in the county and contains 41,600 acres. It was erected in 1832 from portions of Mifflin and Brown and was named for John Cummings, who was at that time an associate judge of the county. It is for the most part rugged and mountainous, although there are some good farms along the creek bottoms.

John English was probably the first settler. He and his brother, James, had served in the Revolutionary war and shortly after its close they came to Lycoming County. At that time what is now Cummings Township was an unbroken wilderness. Both these pioneers raised large families and left many descendants, some of whom still live in the township. The hills and mountains were covered with pine and hemlock at an early day and for many years lumbering was the only industry, although there are some fairly good flagstones to be found along Pine Creek, which runs through it, and iron ore was worked at one time to a considerable extent.

Waterville, at the junction of Big and Little Pine creeks, is a flourishing village on the line of the Fall Brook division of the New York Central Railroad. It is a United States postoffice and was established February 28, 1849. It is the only one in the township, although at one time there were two others, one at Ramseyville and one at English Mills, but these places are now served by the rural free delivery. Michael Wolf settled at what is now Waterville in 1817 and left a numerous progeny, the descendants of whom have been prominent in the history of the county. There are good church and school facilities and in 1920 the township had a population of 215, a small number for so large a territory, but most of the township is too mountainous for habitation.