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History · Englewood

Half of Englewood’s homes were built after 1967

Most of Englewood was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Englewood’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 Englewood are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1976. Watch Englewood change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Englewood’s history is told.

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On the map

Englewood on the map, 1892 to 1976

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

Englewood on the 1892 USGS mapEnglewood on the 1950 USGS mapEnglewood on the 1969 USGS mapEnglewood on the 1976 USGS map1892Mahanoy 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 Englewood.

The story so far

Englewood, in brief

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

Englewood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 484 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 532 to 561 (+5%).

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

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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 Englewood

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

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Tommy DorseyAmerican big band leader and musician · b. 1905
Jimmy DorseyAmerican clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandlea… · b. 1904
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Janet AsimovAuthor, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst · b. 1926
Victor SchertzingerAmerican composer, film director, film producer… · b. 1888
Joseph Edward KurtzCatholic archbishop · b. 1946
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Francis BrennanCatholic cardinal · b. 1894
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Butler TownshipIts storyBFrackvilleIts storyBWest Mahanoy TownshipIts storyB+

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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.