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History · Emerald Lakes

Half of Emerald Lakes’ homes were built after 1990

Most of Emerald Lakes was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1919 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Emerald Lakes’ 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 Emerald Lakes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19197 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1997. Watch Emerald Lakes change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Emerald Lakes’s history is told.

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On the map

Emerald Lakes on the map, 1919 to 1997

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

Emerald Lakes on the 1919 USGS mapEmerald Lakes on the 1921 USGS mapEmerald Lakes on the 1943 USGS mapEmerald Lakes on the 1966 USGS mapEmerald Lakes on the 1973 USGS mapEmerald Lakes on the 1983 USGS mapEmerald Lakes on the 1997 USGS map1919Pocono 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 Emerald Lakes.

The story so far

Emerald Lakes, in brief

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

Emerald Lakes is a census-designated place located in Tobyhanna and Tunkhannock Townships in Monroe County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located near Interstates 80 and 380. As of the 2022 American Community Survey, Emerald Lakes was estimated to have 3,228 residents.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,886 in 2010, 2,895 in 2020.

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 Emerald Lakes

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

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Laura Van GilderAmerican racing cyclist · b. 1964
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Jacqueline BenítezPuerto Rican basketball player · b. 1997
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Joseph BattistoAmerican politician · b. 1931
Otto WagonhurstAmerican football player and coach · b. 1871
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Woody WagenhorstAmerican football player and coach, baseball pl… · b. 1863
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George NikolakakosAmerican state representative for Montana · b. 1979

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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.