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History · Brodheadsville

Brodheadsville’s post office opened in 1852

Most of Brodheadsville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1914 on and the census since 2000.

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How Brodheadsville began, and where its name came from

When was Brodheadsville founded?

1852

The Brodheadsville post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 1,637 in 20002020 census: 1,700174 years

How did Brodheadsville get its name?

The village was renamed on June 28, 1852, in honor of Charles D. Brodhead, a Stroudsburg resident and Pennysvania House representative of Monroe and Pike Counties who moved to Chestnuthill Township and established a post office.

Founding year: the first Brodheadsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Brodheadsville’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 Brodheadsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19146 editions of the USGS map, 1914 to 1992. Watch Brodheadsville change.
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Brodheadsville on the map, 1914 to 1992

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

Brodheadsville on the 1914 USGS mapBrodheadsville on the 1943 USGS mapBrodheadsville on the 1960 USGS mapBrodheadsville on the 1970 USGS mapBrodheadsville on the 1983 USGS mapBrodheadsville on the 1992 USGS map1914Wind Gap sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story

How Brodheadsville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Brodheadsville.

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Brodheadsville, was once known as the village of Shafer's. The village was renamed on June 28, 1852, in honor of Charles D. Brodhead, a Stroudsburg resident and Pennysvania House representative of Monroe and Pike Counties who moved to Chestnuthill Township and established a post office.

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By decade

Brodheadsville, decade by decade

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PA 115 sb approaching US 209, Feb. 20252025PA 115 sb approaching US 209, Feb. 2025US 209 nb at PA 115, Feb. 20242024US 209 nb at PA 115, Feb. 2024US 209-PA 115 roundabout construction, Nov. 20222022US 209-PA 115 roundabout construction, Nov. 2022US 209 sb approaching PA 715, Nov. 20222022US 209 sb approaching PA 715, Nov. 2022Brodheadsville, PA, Nov. 20222022Brodheadsville, PA, Nov. 2022Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania2012Brodheadsville, PennsylvaniaBrodheadsville, Pennsylvania2012Brodheadsville, PennsylvaniaBrodheadsville, Pennsylvania2012Brodheadsville, PennsylvaniaBrodheadsville2006Brodheadsville
People over time

Brodheadsville, census by census

05001,0001,5002,00020002020Peak: 1,800

Between 1,637 and 1,800 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Questions about Brodheadsville’s history

What year was Brodheadsville founded?

The Brodheadsville post office opened in 1852, 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 (9), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.