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History · Nemacolin

Nemacolin dates to 1917, and 77% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Nemacolin began

When was Nemacolin founded?

1917

Nemacolin dates its founding to 1917 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1918.

2020 census: 826109 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1918.The full story ↓

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Nemacolin are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Nemacolin’s homes were built before 1938.
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How Nemacolin came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Nemacolin.

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The land upriver from Brownsville along the eastern border of Greene County was acquired by the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. (YS&T) which planned, zoned, populated, and built the community, complete with a movie theater, tennis courts, amusement hall (in the fashion of the times in blue-collar company towns, part pool hall, part beer garden), and swimming pool near the borough of Carmichaels. At one time, Youngstown Sheet and Tube was the largest steel company in the nation. Establishing the town well after the United Mine Workers flexed their muscles in the strikes of the 1890s–1900s and after its riot troubles in Youngstown in 1916, it is also likely the company had a hand in establishing the local school and one or more churches and likely issued invitations and recruited the medical practitioners operating various health clinics.

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History across the town line

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German Township1 historic placeACumberland Township2 historic placesA−RoncoIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Nemacolin’s history

What year was Nemacolin founded?

In 1917, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Nemacolin’s post office opened in 1918.

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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 →

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