The story so far
Hathaway Pines, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hathaway Pines yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Its first post office opened in 1943.
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History · Hathaway Pines
Hathaway Pines’ post office opened in 1943
Most of Hathaway Pines was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1948 on.
1943first post office
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
Quick answers
How Hathaway Pines began
When was Hathaway Pines founded?
1943
The Hathaway Pines post office opened in 1943, the earliest record of the town by name.
83 years
Founding year: the first Hathaway Pines post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
What stands out about Hathaway Pines’ past
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hathaway Pines’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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Old corners
Hathaway Pines’s post office has been open since 1943.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Canyon ViewHathaways Mountain PinesPonderosa ParkSunset Point
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
By decade
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Hathaway Pines on the map, 1948 to 2001
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hathaway Pines. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1948Stanislaus sheet · 1:24,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hathaway Pines.
Famous people
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Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Hathaway Pines’ history
What year was Hathaway Pines founded?
The Hathaway Pines post office opened in 1943, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.