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History · Tribes Hill

Tribes Hill’s post office opened in 1847, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1868 on.

1847first post office
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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How Tribes Hill began

When was Tribes Hill founded?

1847

The Tribes Hill post office opened in 1847, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 937179 years
Founding year: the first Tribes Hill post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Tribes Hill’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.Old housesHalf of Tribes Hill’s homes were built before 1948.Deep rootsA post office since 1847: 179 years of Tribes Hill.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tribes Hill’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewTribes Hill (Village); Tribes Hill Busi…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Tribes Hill, in brief

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

Tribes Hill is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Mohawk (80%) and Amsterdam (20%), in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 937 at the 2020 census, down from 1,003 in 2010.

Its first post office opened in 1847. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,003 to 937 (-7%).

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

By decade

Tribes Hill, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1860s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1860s1 item
Tribes Hill (Village); Tribes Hill Business Directory.; Port Jackson (Village); Minaville (Village)1868Tribes Hill (Village); Tribes Hill Business Directory…
Today2 recent
Schoharie Creek northwest from Tribes Hill Park, Amsterdam2020Schoharie Creek northwest from Tribes Hill Park, Amst…Schoharie Creek east from Tribes Hill Park, Amsterdam2020Schoharie Creek east from Tribes Hill Park, Amsterdam
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Tribes Hill (Village); Tribes Hill Business Directory.; Port Jackson (Village); Minaville (Village)
Retake this viewTribes Hill (Village); Tribes Hill Business Directory.; Port Jackson (Village); Minaville (Village), 1868

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mohawk3 historic placesAGlen3 historic placesA+Amsterdam4 historic placesA+Florida2 historic placesA

Questions about Tribes Hill’s history

What year was Tribes Hill founded?

The Tribes Hill post office opened in 1847, 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 (3) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.