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History · Edenburg

14% of Edenburg’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Edenburg’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 Edenburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19096 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1977. Watch Edenburg change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Edenburg’s history is told.

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On the map

Edenburg on the map, 1909 to 1977

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

Edenburg on the 1909 USGS mapEdenburg on the 1911 USGS mapEdenburg on the 1944 USGS mapEdenburg on the 1956 USGS mapEdenburg on the 1969 USGS mapEdenburg on the 1977 USGS map1909Hamburg 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 Edenburg.

The story so far

Edenburg, in brief

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

Edenburg is a census-designated place in Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Old Route 22, and very close to I-78, approximately two miles from Hamburg. As of the 2010 census, the population was 681 residents.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 681 to 708 (+4%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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 Edenburg

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

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Bill BeckleyAmerican artist · b. 1946
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Amy ShumanAmerican baseball player · b. 1925
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Doug ClemensAmerican baseball player · b. 1939
Richard EtchbergerUS Air Force NCO and posthumous recipient of th… · b. 1933
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Arlington Nelson LindenmuthAmerican artist · b. 1856
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Sheila ButlerVisual artist · b. 1938

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.