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History · Coalmont

Coalmont’s post office opened in 1854, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Coalmont began

When was Coalmont founded?

1854

The Coalmont post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1864.

2020 census: 90172 years
Founding year: the first Coalmont post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1864.

What stands out about Coalmont’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 Coalmont are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Coalmont’s homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coalmont’s history is told.

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The story so far

Coalmont, in brief

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

Coalmont is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 106 to 90 (-15%).

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

Timeline

Coalmont, 1854 to 1969

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854Post officeThe Coalmont post office opens
  3. 1856Born hereRobert E. Evans is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1969Post officeThe Coalmont post office closes
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Coalmont had its own post office from 1854 to 1969.

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1cemetery inside Coalmont
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Coalmont’s history

What year was Coalmont founded?

The Coalmont post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1864.

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.