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History · Braintrim Township

14% of Braintrim Township’s homes were built before 1940

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What stands out about Braintrim Township’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Braintrim Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Braintrim Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Braintrim Township, in brief

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

Braintrim Township is a township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 460 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 502 to 461 (-8%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Braintrim Township

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

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Benjamin F. HardingAmerican politician and lawyer · b. 1823
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Philip Van Doren SternAmerican writer and historian · b. 1900
Ada BittenbenderAmerican lawyer, feminist activist · b. 1848
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Charles E. DietrichAmerican politician · b. 1889
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John LaporteAmerican politician · b. 1798
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Glenn FreyAmerican football player · b. 1912
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Skinners Eddy, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Rocky ForestSkinners Eddy
1cemetery inside Braintrim Township
Lacey Street

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Windham TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLaceyvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMeshoppen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTuscarora TownshipIts storyC+Auburn TownshipIts storyC+

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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 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.