The story
Read it all →How Hemlock Township came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Hemlock Township.
The Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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History · Hemlock Township
22% of Hemlock Township’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Below: maps from 1935 on.
0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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About Hemlock Township’s history
How historic is Hemlock Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 48% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Hemlock Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hemlock Township is more historic than 48% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hemlock Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194021.5% of homes (±8.1) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%B+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 48%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hemlock Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.1 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Hemlock Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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Start Hemlock Township’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hemlock Township’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.Timeline
Hemlock Township, 1813 to 1935
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
By decade
Hemlock Township, decade by decade
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2021
2016
2014On the map
Hemlock Township on the map, 1935 to 1975
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hemlock Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1935Hughesville sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hemlock Township.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone
Another post office, Buckhorn, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
BuckhornFernville
Gone or out of use
Forks Schoolschool
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.
Questions about Hemlock Township’s history
How does Hemlock Township rank for history?
Hemlock Township is more historic than 48% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Hemlock Township?
22% of Hemlock Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.1 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1991.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.