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History · Brockton

Brockton’s post office opened in 1905, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

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Quick answers

How Brockton began

When was Brockton founded?

1905

The Brockton post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

121 years
Founding year: the first Brockton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Brockton’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 Brockton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Brockton’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brockton’s history is told.

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The story so far

Brockton, in brief

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

Brockton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was also called Patterson.

Its first post office opened in 1905.

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

By decade

Brockton, decade by decade

Today6 recent
St Bartholomews Cemetery, Brockton, Schuylkill Co PA 022015St Bartholomews Cemetery, Brockton, Schuylkill Co PA …St Bartholomews Cemetery, Brockton, Schuylkill Co PA 012015St Bartholomews Cemetery, Brockton, Schuylkill Co PA …Green St, Brockton, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA2015Green St, Brockton, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PABrockton War Memorial, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Brockton War Memorial, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co …Brockton War Memorial, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Brockton War Memorial, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co …Brockton Fire Co, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA2015Brockton Fire Co, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA
Famous people

Famous people close to Brockton

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

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Victor SchertzingerAmerican composer, film director, film producer… · b. 1888
Joseph Edward KurtzCatholic archbishop · b. 1946
Jack McCloskeyAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1925
George SeneskyAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1922
Kevin C. RhoadesCatholic bishop · b. 1957
Tim HoldenAmerican politician · b. 1957
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

MarydIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Brockton’s history

What year was Brockton founded?

The Brockton post office opened in 1905, 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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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 (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.