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History · Frailey Township

60% of Frailey Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Frailey 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 writtenNo old photos of Frailey Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1977. Watch Frailey Township change.Old housesHalf of Frailey Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Frailey Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Frailey Township on the map, 1892 to 1977

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

Frailey Township on the 1892 USGS mapFrailey Township on the 1947 USGS mapFrailey Township on the 1954 USGS mapFrailey Township on the 1969 USGS mapFrailey 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 Frailey Township.

The story so far

Frailey Township, in brief

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

Frailey Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 420 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 429 to 418 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Frailey Township, 1846 to 1960

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1846Post officeThe Donaldson post office opens
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1960Post officeThe Donaldson post office closes
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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 Frailey Township

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

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Les BrownAmerican bandleader · b. 1912
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Ed LoveAmerican animator · b. 1910
George F. BrummAmerican politician · b. 1880
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Jack ErnstAmerican football player · b. 1899
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Albert Charles PealeGeologist · b. 1849
Alexander J. FoleyMarine Corps Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1866
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Donaldson, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
DonaldsonEast Franklin

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Reilly TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTremont TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHegins 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, 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.