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History · Hemlock Farms

Half of Hemlock Farms’ homes were built after 1986

Most of Hemlock Farms was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1935 on.

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What stands out about Hemlock Farms’ past

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

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The story

How Hemlock Farms came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hemlock Farms.

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In 1927 William Brewster began acquiring the land that would eventually become HFCA. In 1963 Home Smith International purchased 4,500 acres for $700,000 in order to convert it from a private estate to a community with 3,726 lots. Individual property owners now own 95 percent of the lots on which more than 3,400 homes have been constructed, with roughly more than 2,000 occupied on a permanent basis, and the rest by weekend or summer residents.

All property owners are members of the HFCA, which is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation, and which holds title to the roads, lakes, ponds, green belt and other common areas within the community.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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On the map

Hemlock Farms on the map, 1935 to 1992

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

Hemlock Farms on the 1935 USGS mapHemlock Farms on the 1966 USGS mapHemlock Farms on the 1973 USGS mapHemlock Farms on the 1983 USGS mapHemlock Farms on the 1992 USGS map1935Hawley 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 Hemlock Farms.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hemlock Farms

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

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Homer BigartAmerican journalist · b. 1907
Chauncey Thomas, Jr.Naval Officer, Rear Admiral, Commander Pacific … · b. 1850
James W. McAndrewUnited States Army general · b. 1862
Charlie GelbertAmerican football player · b. 1871

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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 Wikipedia 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.