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Grier City Sunday School, Schuylkill Co PA 01Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Grier City

29% of Grier City’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Grier City’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 Grier City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1999. Watch Grier City change.Old housesHalf of Grier City’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grier City’s history is told.

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On the map

Grier City on the map, 1892 to 1999

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

Grier City on the 1892 USGS mapGrier City on the 1949 USGS mapGrier City on the 1954 USGS mapGrier City on the 1969 USGS mapGrier City on the 1976 USGS mapGrier City on the 1999 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 Grier City.

The story so far

Grier City, in brief

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

Grier City is a census-designated place located in Rush Township, Schuylkill County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Grier City was part of the Grier City-Park Crest CDP for the 2000 census, before splitting into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census, the other being Park Crest. The community is located off Interstate 81. As of the 2010 census, the population was 241 residents. As of the 2020 census, the population was 296 residents.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 241 to 296 (+23%).

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

By decade

Grier City, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Grier City

Nobody well known was born in Grier City 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
Victor SchertzingerAmerican composer, film director, film producer… · b. 1888
Joseph Edward KurtzCatholic archbishop · b. 1946
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Francis BrennanCatholic cardinal · b. 1894
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Walter CiszekPolish-American Jesuit priest and missionary · b. 1904
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Park CrestIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDelano TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRush 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 Wikimedia Commons (5) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.