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History · Lemoyne

Lemoyne’s post office opened in 1897, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 54% of U.S. towns · #687 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1913 on, and the census since 1910.

1897first post office
0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
Add an old photoShare a memory
From Lemoyne’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Lemoyne began

When was Lemoyne founded?

1897

The Lemoyne post office opened in 1897, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1905. Another post office, Bridgeport Station (1862), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 1,393 in 19102020 census: 4,659129 years

How historic is Lemoyne?

B−

More historic than 54% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Lemoyne post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1905.
History grade

What drives Lemoyne’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lemoyne is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns, #687 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lemoyne’s overall grade.
Founding era1897, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194043.6% of homes (±12.6) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%A+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 54%
NewerOlder
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)Ahead of 34%

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 Lemoyne’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 any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±12.6 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date; Wikidata gives 1905.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Lemoyne’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lemoyne’s homes were built before 1949.
★ What stands out · Help out

Start Lemoyne’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lemoyne’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewLemoyne Diner, member -- Penna. Restaur…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Lemoyne, in brief

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

Lemoyne is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, which lies across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. Lemoyne was incorporated as a borough on May 23, 1905. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 4,659. Lemoyne is served by Interstate 83 and U.S. Routes 11/15. Lemoyne is a part of the West Shore School District.

Its first post office opened in 1897. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,553 to 4,659 (+2%).

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

Timeline

Lemoyne, 1862 to 1945

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1862Post officeThe Bridgeport Station post office opens
  3. 1863Post officeThe Bridgeport Station post office closes
  4. 1897Post officeThe Lemoyne post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1930In the archiveLemoyne Diner, member -- Penna. Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Ass'n. and Li…
  7. 1937Born hereAndy Musser is born here
  8. 1943On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1945Born hereEdson Hendricks is born here
By decade

Lemoyne, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s1 item
Lemoyne Diner, member -- Penna. Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Ass'n. and Lion's International (82144)c. 1930Lemoyne Diner, member -- Penna. Restaurant Associatio…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today4 recent
West Shore Diner2026West Shore DinerSilk City Diner manufacturer plate - West Shore Diner2026Silk City Diner manufacturer plate - West Shore DinerLemoyne, PA municipal building, July 20252025Lemoyne, PA municipal building, July 2025Citizens Fire Company No. 1, Lemoyne, PA, July 20252025Citizens Fire Company No. 1, Lemoyne, PA, July 2025
On the map

Lemoyne on the map, 1943 to 1999

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

Lemoyne on the 1943 USGS mapLemoyne on the 1956 USGS mapLemoyne on the 1963 USGS mapLemoyne on the 1972 USGS mapLemoyne on the 1987 USGS mapLemoyne on the 1999 USGS map1943New Cumberland 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 Lemoyne.

Every building

Lemoyne, building by building, 1913–1923

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Lemoyne fire insurance map, 1913, sheet 11913Sheet 1 of 6
Edition
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Lemoyne Diner, member -- Penna. Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Ass'n. and Lion's International (82144)
Retake this viewLemoyne Diner, member -- Penna. Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Ass'n. and Lion's International (82144), c. 1930

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Lemoyne’s page.

Retake this view · +15
People over time

Lemoyne, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 4,662

Between 1,393 and 4,662 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Lemoyne

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

See all →
A
Andy MusserAmerican sports announcer · b. 1937
E
Edson HendricksAmerican computer scientist · b. 1945
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Lemoyne’s post office has been open since 1897. Another post office, Bridgeport Station, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Bridgeport Station
1862–1863
Lemoyne
1897–today
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Fort CouchWashington Heights

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.

Harrisburg37 historic placesA+Wormleysburg1 historic placeA−Lower Allen Township1 historic placeC+New Cumberland1 historic placeA−Camp HillIts storyA−

Questions about Lemoyne’s history

What year was Lemoyne founded?

The Lemoyne post office opened in 1897, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1905.

How does Lemoyne rank for history?

Lemoyne is more historic than 54% of U.S. towns, #687 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. 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 Lemoyne?

44% of Lemoyne’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±12.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1949.

Memory lane

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 (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.