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History · Maryd

Maryd’s post office opened in 1905, and 83% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

1905first post office
0on the National Register
83%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Maryd began

When was Maryd founded?

1905

The Maryd post office opened in 1905, the earliest record of the town by name.

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

What stands out about Maryd’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 Maryd are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1999. Watch Maryd change.Old housesHalf of Maryd’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maryd’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Maryd on the map, 1892 to 1999

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

Maryd on the 1892 USGS mapMaryd on the 1949 USGS mapMaryd on the 1954 USGS mapMaryd on the 1969 USGS mapMaryd on the 1976 USGS mapMaryd on the 1999 USGS map1892Mahanoy 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 Maryd.

The story so far

Maryd, in brief

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

Mary D is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Schuylkill Township on U.S. Route 209 and the Schuylkill River forms its natural southeastern boundary.

Its first post office opened in 1905.

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

By decade

Maryd, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Schuylkill Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 032015Schuylkill Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 03Schuylkill Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Schuylkill Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 02Schuylkill Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Schuylkill Twp Municipal Bldg, Schuylkill Co PA 01Mary D Fire Co, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA2015Mary D Fire Co, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PAMain St, Mary D, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Main St, Mary D, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 02Main St, Mary D, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Main St, Mary D, Schuylkill Twp, Schuylkill Co PA 01
Famous people

Famous people close to Maryd

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

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Victor SchertzingerAmerican composer, film director, film producer… · b. 1888
Joseph Edward KurtzCatholic archbishop · b. 1946
Jack McCloskeyAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1925
G. Raymond NyeAmerican actor · b. 1889
George SeneskyAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1922
Kevin C. RhoadesCatholic bishop · b. 1957
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

BrocktonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Maryd’s history

What year was Maryd founded?

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

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.