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History · Mount Wolf

Mount Wolf’s post office opened in 1852, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it

1852first post office
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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How Mount Wolf began

When was Mount Wolf founded?

1852

The Mount Wolf post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1867.

2020 census: 1,368174 years

How historic is Mount Wolf?

B−

More historic than 50% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Mount Wolf post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1867.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Mount Wolf’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Mount Wolf is more historic than 50% of U.S. towns. 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 Mount Wolf’s overall grade.
Founding era1852, from the first post office: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 194032.0% of homes (±10.8) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%ANational 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 50%
NewerOlder

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 Mount Wolf’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 (±10.8 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date; Wikidata’s 1867 falls in the same era, so the grade doesn’t depend on which one is used.

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 Mount Wolf’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 Mount Wolf are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Mount Wolf’s homes were built before 1948.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Wolf’s history is told.

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The story

How Mount Wolf came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mount Wolf.

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In the area later to become Mount Wolf, the earliest recorded land deeds were dated 1746. Around 1850, the York and Cumberland Railroad decided to locate a station between Emigsville, Liverpool (now Manchester) and New Holland (now Saginaw). The station was named Mount Campbell in honor of Thomas Campbell, who was instrumental in urging completion of the railway to Harrisburg. In the late 1850s, the station and post office became known as Mount Wolf in honor of George H. Wolf, who was the stationmaster, postmaster, and owner of a local store and warehouse.

Mount Wolf became incorporated as a self-governing borough on August 23, 1910. A mayor and a six-member council govern it.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Mount Wolf, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Mount Wolf, PA Borough Office, Feb. 20262026Mount Wolf, PA Borough Office, Feb. 2026Edwin A. Greiman Park, Mount Wolf, PA, Feb. 20262026Edwin A. Greiman Park, Mount Wolf, PA, Feb. 2026Otterbein United Methodist Mt Wolf York Co PA2015Otterbein United Methodist Mt Wolf York Co PABy depot Mt. Wolf PA2015By depot Mt. Wolf PAPennsylvania State Route 242011Pennsylvania State Route 24Pennsylvania State Route 242011Pennsylvania State Route 24
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

ManchesterIts storyB+

Questions about Mount Wolf’s history

What year was Mount Wolf founded?

The Mount Wolf post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1867.

How does Mount Wolf rank for history?

Mount Wolf is more historic than 50% of U.S. towns. 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 Mount Wolf?

32% of Mount Wolf’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±10.8 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1948.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.