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History · Hamlin Township

Hamlin Township dates to 1844, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

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33%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Hamlin Township began

When was Hamlin Township founded?

1844

Hamlin Township dates its founding to 1844 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1861.

2020 census: 681182 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1861.

What stands out about Hamlin Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Hamlin Township, and 10 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hamlin Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsEstablished in 1844: 182 years of Hamlin Township.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Five other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Kasson
1861–1909
Guffey
1887–1926
Freeman
1888–1891
Kushequa
1891–1958
Hazel Hurst
1893–today
Marvindale
1899–1920
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
CampbelltownFreemanGaffneyGriffithsGuffeyHazel HurstKassonKushequaLantz CornersMarvindale
Gone or out of use
Guffey Oil Fieldoilfield
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hamlin Township
Bridge ViewKasson

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

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hamlin Township’s history is told.

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Timeline

Hamlin Township, 1844 to 1926

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1844
    FoundingHamlin Township is established
  3. 1861Post officeThe Kasson post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Guffey post office opens
  5. 1888Post officeThe Freeman post office opens
  6. 1891Post officeThe Freeman post office closes
  7. 20th century
  8. 1909Post officeThe Kasson post office closes
  9. 1926Post officeThe Guffey post office closes
The story so far

Hamlin Township, in brief

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

Hamlin Township is a township in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 681 at the 2020 census.

Hamlin Township was established in 1844. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 734 to 681 (-7%).

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

By decade

Hamlin Township, decade by decade

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lafayette TownshipIts storyBSergeant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWetmore TownshipIts storyB+Keating TownshipIts storyB+

Questions about Hamlin Township’s history

What year was Hamlin Township founded?

In 1844, according to Wikidata. Hamlin Township’s post office opened in 1861.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (6), 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.