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History · Kreamer

Kreamer’s post office opened in 1856, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

1856first post office
0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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How Kreamer began

When was Kreamer founded?

1856

The Kreamer post office opened in 1856, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 742170 years
Founding year: the first Kreamer post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Kreamer’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 Kreamer are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1973. Watch Kreamer change.
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On the map

Kreamer on the map, 1893 to 1973

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

Kreamer on the 1893 USGS mapKreamer on the 1943 USGS mapKreamer on the 1953 USGS mapKreamer on the 1965 USGS mapKreamer on the 1973 USGS map1893Sunbury 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 Kreamer.

The story so far

Kreamer, in brief

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

Kreamer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Middlecreek Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 773 at the 2000 census. In May 2019, Wood-Mode, a major local employer, shut down its cabinetmaking operation in Kreamer. Press reports indicated the unexpected closing of the county's largest single employer cost nine-hundred people their jobs. In August 2019, Bill French purchased the assets of Wood-Mode, creating the company Wood-Mode LLC. By September 2022, there was 550 people employed at the company.

Its first post office opened in 1856. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 822 to 742 (-10%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Kreamer

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

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Cummings C. ChesneyAmerican electrical engineer · b. 1863
Charles Marley AndersonAmerican politician · b. 1845
Bill LippertAmerican politician · b. 1950
Jacob S. Coxey Sr.American mayor · b. 1854
Laird Howard BarberAmerican politician · b. 1848
Lewis MerrillUnion Army general · b. 1834

Questions about Kreamer’s history

What year was Kreamer founded?

The Kreamer post office opened in 1856, 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.