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History · Marshallton

64% of Marshallton’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
64%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Marshallton’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 Marshallton 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 1975. Watch Marshallton change.Old housesHalf of Marshallton’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Marshallton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Marshallton on the map, 1892 to 1975

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

Marshallton on the 1892 USGS mapMarshallton on the 1943 USGS mapMarshallton on the 1952 USGS mapMarshallton on the 1969 USGS mapMarshallton on the 1975 USGS map1892Shamokin 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 Marshallton.

The story so far

Marshallton, in brief

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

Marshallton is a census-designated place (CDP), located in Coal Township, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,441 to 1,348 (-6%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Marshallton

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

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Eddie CostaAmerican jazz musician; pianist and vibraphonist · b. 1930
Stan CoveleskiAmerican Major League Baseball pitcher during t… · b. 1889
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Claude BeckAmerican cardiac surgeon and professor of cardi… · b. 1894
Edward CooperAmerican lawyer and Republican politician from … · b. 1873
Evan John JonesAmerican politician · b. 1872
Jake DaubertMajor League Baseball first baseman · b. 1884
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

ShamokinIts storyA−RanshawIts 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.