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History · Hyner

Hyner’s post office opened in 1875, and 30% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1946 on.

1875first post office
0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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How Hyner began

When was Hyner founded?

1875

The Hyner post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name.

151 years
Founding year: the first Hyner post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hyner’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 Hyner are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hyner’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hyner’s history is told.

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The story so far

Hyner, in brief

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

Hyner is an unincorporated community which is located in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the West Branch Susquehanna River and Pennsylvania Route 120 5.6 miles (9.0 km) east of Renovo.

Its first post office opened in 1875.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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On the map

Hyner on the map, 1946 to 1986

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

Hyner on the 1946 USGS mapHyner on the 1971 USGS mapHyner on the 1986 USGS map1946Renovo East sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hyner.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hyner

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

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Alison BechdelAmerican cartoonist, author · b. 1960
John SloanAmerican painter · b. 1871
Christina HartActress, director, producer · b. 1949
Alexander McDonaldAmerican politician · b. 1832
Frankie MannAmerican actress · b. 1892
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Mike HannaAmerican politician · b. 1953

Questions about Hyner’s history

What year was Hyner founded?

The Hyner post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.