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History · Eldred Township

32% of Eldred Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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From Eldred Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Eldred 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 writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1977. Watch Eldred Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Eldred Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eldred Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo2 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewChrisman House: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Eldred Township on the map, 1892 to 1977

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

Eldred Township on the 1892 USGS mapEldred Township on the 1955 USGS mapEldred Township on the 1969 USGS mapEldred Township on the 1977 USGS map1892Pine Grove 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 Eldred Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Pitman
1850–today
Haas
1883–1909
Kehler
1883–1909
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HaasKehlerPitman
Gone or out of use
Pitman Post Officepost office

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

The story so far

Eldred Township, in brief

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

Eldred Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Settled in 1805 and incorporated in 1849 from part of Upper Mahantongo Township, it is named for Judge Nathaniel Eldred. The population was 710 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 758 to 713 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Eldred Township, 1850 to 1909

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Pitman post office opens
  3. 1883Post officeThe Haas post office opens
  4. 1883Post officeThe Kehler post office opens
  5. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1909Post officeThe Haas post office closes
  8. 1909Post officeThe Kehler post office closes
By decade

Eldred Township, decade by decade

Date unknown2 to date
Chrisman HouseDate?Chrisman HouseWestern New York & Pennsylvania Railway, Bridge No. 30, Spanning Allegheny River, north of State Route 446 BridgeDate?Western New York & Pennsylvania Railway, Bridge No. 3…
Today18 recent
St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational Church, Eldred Twp., Schuylkill Co., PA, July 20252025St. Paul's Evangelical Congregational Church, Eldred …St Paul's Church, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 022015St Paul's Church, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 02St Paul's Church, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 012015St Paul's Church, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 01St Paul's Church Cemetery, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 022015St Paul's Church Cemetery, Eldred Township, Schuylkil…St Paul's Church Cemetery, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 012015St Paul's Church Cemetery, Eldred Township, Schuylkil…Jack's Spot, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA2015Jack's Spot, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PAHepler's Church of God, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Hepler's Church of God, Eldred Township, Schuylkill C…Hepler's Church of God, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Hepler's Church of God, Eldred Township, Schuylkill C…Hepler's Church of God Cemetery, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA2015Hepler's Church of God Cemetery, Eldred Township, Sch…Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 042015Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA …Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 032015Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA …Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA …Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Farm on Zion Church Rd, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co PA …Eldred Township Office, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Eldred Township Office, Schuylkill Co PA 02Eldred Township Office, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Eldred Township Office, Schuylkill Co PA 01Creek Rd, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Creek Rd, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 02Creek Rd, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Creek Rd, Eldred Township, Schuylkill Co PA 01Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting2008Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania HighlightingMap
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Chrisman House
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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Butler TownshipIts storyBBarry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUpper Mahantongo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHegins TownshipIts storyB−

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Sources

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 (18), the Library of Congress (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.