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History · Holiday Pocono

Half of Holiday Pocono’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Holiday Pocono was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1922 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Holiday Pocono’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 Holiday Pocono are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19226 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1992. Watch Holiday Pocono change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Holiday Pocono’s history is told.

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On the map

Holiday Pocono on the map, 1922 to 1992

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

Holiday Pocono on the 1922 USGS mapHoliday Pocono on the 1943 USGS mapHoliday Pocono on the 1965 USGS mapHoliday Pocono on the 1973 USGS mapHoliday Pocono on the 1983 USGS mapHoliday Pocono on the 1992 USGS map1922Stoddartsville 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 Holiday Pocono.

The story so far

Holiday Pocono, in brief

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

Holiday Pocono is a residential community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kidder Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The community is located on the north side of Pennsylvania Route 534, directly north of Albrightsville. There are two small water bodies in the CDP: Holiday Lake and Placid Lake. The western edge of the community abuts Hickory Run State Park.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 476 to 583 (+22%).

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

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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 Holiday Pocono

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

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Alexander Mitchell PalmerAmerican politician · b. 1872
John J. DempseyAmerican politician · b. 1879
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Roland W. BrownAmerican paleobotanist · b. 1893
Brad KocherMajor League Baseball catcher · b. 1888
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Laura Van GilderAmerican racing cyclist · b. 1964
George GrunertUnited States Army general · b. 1881
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

AlbrightsvilleIts 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.