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History · Hubley Township

45% of Hubley Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hubley Township’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 Hubley Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1977. Watch Hubley Township change.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Hubley Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Hubley Township’s homes were built before 1946.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hubley Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Hubley Township on the map, 1892 to 1977

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

Hubley Township on the 1892 USGS mapHubley Township on the 1947 USGS mapHubley Township on the 1955 USGS mapHubley Township on the 1969 USGS mapHubley Township on the 1977 USGS map1892Lykens 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 Hubley Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Fearnot, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Sacramento
1854–today
Fearnot
1892–1920
Spring Glen
1911–today
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
FearnotSacramentoSpring Glen

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

The story so far

Hubley Township, in brief

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

Hubley Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 862 at the 2020 census, an increase of a little more than 1% from the previous census in 2010.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 854 in 2010, 861 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Hubley Township, 1854 to 1920

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854Post officeThe Sacramento post office opens
  3. 1892Post officeThe Fearnot post office opens
  4. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1911Post officeThe Spring Glen post office opens
  7. 1920Post officeThe Fearnot post office closes
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People over time

Hubley Township, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 889

Between 854 and 889 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hubley Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hubley Township

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

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Les BrownAmerican bandleader · b. 1912
Arthur Byron CobleAmerican mathematician · b. 1878
Edward CooperAmerican lawyer and Republican politician from … · b. 1873
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Gary CollinsAmerican football player · b. 1940
Carl ScheibAmerican baseball player · b. 1927
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Dutch RombergerMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1927
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Upper Mahantongo TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHegins 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.