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History · Gold Key Lake

Half of Gold Key Lake’s homes were built after 1988

Most of Gold Key Lake was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1913 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Gold Key Lake’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 Gold Key Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19136 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1992. Watch Gold Key Lake change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gold Key Lake’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Gold Key Lake on the map, 1913 to 1992

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

Gold Key Lake on the 1913 USGS mapGold Key Lake on the 1944 USGS mapGold Key Lake on the 1965 USGS mapGold Key Lake on the 1973 USGS mapGold Key Lake on the 1983 USGS mapGold Key Lake on the 1992 USGS map1913Milford 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 Gold Key Lake.

The story so far

Gold Key Lake, in brief

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

Gold Key Lake is a census-designated place located in Dingman Township, Pike County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located north of Pennsylvania Route 739 in eastern Pike County surrounding its namesake, Gold Key Lake. It is located between, and borders the CDP communities of, Sunrise Lake and Pocono Woodland Lakes. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,979, with a median household income of $85.833.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,830 to 1,979 (+8%).

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 Gold Key Lake

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

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Stefanie DolsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1992
Bucky HarrisAmerican baseball player, manager · b. 1896
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Charles Van EngerAmerican cinematographer · b. 1890
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Samuel FowlerAmerican politician · b. 1851
Chauncey Thomas, Jr.Naval Officer, Rear Admiral, Commander Pacific … · b. 1850
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John Westbrook HornbeckAmerican politician · b. 1804
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Sunrise LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPocono Woodland LakesIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.