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History · Schneider

Schneider’s post office opened in 1902, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1959 on, and the census since 1920.

1902first post office
0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Schneider’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Schneider began

When was Schneider founded?

1902

The Schneider post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 258 in 19202020 census: 269124 years
Founding year: the first Schneider post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Schneider’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 426 in 1970; 269 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Schneider’s homes were built before 1951.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Schneider’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewSchneider, Indiana (1910): stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Schneider, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 426

Peaked at 426 in 1970; 269 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Schneider’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Schneider, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Schneider yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Schneider ( SHNY-dər) is a town in West Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 269 at the 2020 census. It is the smallest incorporated town in Lake County by population. It sits in the Kankakee River Valley.

Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 277 to 269 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Schneider, 1902 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1902Post officeThe Schneider post office opens
  3. 1910In the archiveSchneider, Indiana (1910)
  4. 1959On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 426
By decade

Schneider, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Schneider, Indiana (1910)1910Schneider, Indiana (1910)
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today15 recent
Concrete Elevator, 19132022Concrete Elevator, 1913Town Hall 70422021Town Hall 7042Town Hall 18492021Town Hall 1849Stratton elevator 18542021Stratton elevator 1854Stratton elevator 18532021Stratton elevator 1853Stratton elevator 18522021Stratton elevator 1852Stores 70432021Stores 7043Siding 70462021Siding 7046Restaurant and Pool Room, 19102021Restaurant and Pool Room, 1910Post Office 70472021Post Office 7047Main LIne 70442021Main LIne 7044Elevator 70452021Elevator 7045Commercial District2021Commercial DistrictCommercial Bldg 18512021Commercial Bldg 1851Little Fishers. Kankakee River, circa 19102011Little Fishers. Kankakee River, circa 1910
On the map

Schneider on the map, 1959 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Schneider. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Schneider on the 1959 USGS mapSchneider on the 1980 USGS mapSchneider on the 1992 USGS map1959Schneider sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Schneider.

Then & now

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Schneider, Indiana (1910)
Retake this viewSchneider, Indiana (1910), 1910

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Famous people

Famous people close to Schneider

Nobody well known was born in Schneider itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jo Anne WorleyAmerican actress · b. 1937
Charles A. HalleckAmerican politician · b. 1900
Dawn BrancheauAmerican SeaWorld trainer · b. 1969
Corbett DavisAmerican football player · b. 1914
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John B. PetersonAmerican politician · b. 1850
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Amy RuleyAmerican basketball player-coach · b. 1955

Questions about Schneider’s history

What year was Schneider founded?

The Schneider post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (16), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.