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History · Mohrsville

Mohrsville’s post office opened in 1836, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1894 on and old-book passages.

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How Mohrsville began

When was Mohrsville founded?

1836

The Mohrsville post office opened in 1836, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 469190 years
Founding year: the first Mohrsville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Mohrsville’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 Mohrsville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18948 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1999. Watch Mohrsville change.Deep rootsA post office since 1836: 190 years of Mohrsville.Old housesHalf of Mohrsville’s homes were built before 1959.
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On the map

Mohrsville on the map, 1894 to 1999

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

Mohrsville on the 1894 USGS mapMohrsville on the 1913 USGS mapMohrsville on the 1944 USGS mapMohrsville on the 1956 USGS mapMohrsville on the 1968 USGS mapMohrsville on the 1978 USGS mapMohrsville on the 1983 USGS mapMohrsville on the 1999 USGS map1894Reading 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 Mohrsville.

The story so far

Mohrsville, in brief

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

Mohrsville is a census-designated place in Centre Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately three miles south of the borough of Shoemakersville, along the Schuylkill River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 383 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1836. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 383 to 469 (+22%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Mohrsville in 1886

Passages that mention Mohrsville, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Mohrsville.— After the completion of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and the location of a station opposite the hamlet of Mohrsville, in Perry township, a small village was begun in that locality. It includes now about thirty buildings. The depot was built in the
History of Berks county in Pennsylvania1886 · page 1140Read the page →
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Mohrsville.— After the completion of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and the location of a station opposite the hamlet of Mohrsville, in Perry township, a small village was begun in that locality. It includes now about thirty buildings. The depot was built in the

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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Questions about Mohrsville’s history

What year was Mohrsville founded?

The Mohrsville post office opened in 1836, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.