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History · New Boston

New Boston’s post office opened in 1887, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

1887first post office
0on the National Register
52%homes built before 1940
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How New Boston began

When was New Boston founded?

1887

The New Boston post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 231139 years
Founding year: the first New Boston post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about New Boston’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 New Boston 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 1999. Watch New Boston change.Old housesHalf of New Boston’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Boston’s history is told.

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On the map

New Boston on the map, 1892 to 1999

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

New Boston on the 1892 USGS mapNew Boston on the 1950 USGS mapNew Boston on the 1969 USGS mapNew Boston on the 1976 USGS mapNew Boston 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 New Boston.

The story so far

New Boston, in brief

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

New Boston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Before that, it was part of the New Boston-Morea CDP. New Boston is in northern Schuylkill County, in the south part of Mahanoy Township. It sits at around 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level in a high valley on top of Broad Mountain, which rises to an elevation over 1,760 feet (540 m) 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south. Morea Road runs along the northern edge of the community, leading northeast 2 miles (3 km) to Mahanoy City and southwest 1 mile (1.6 km) to Morea and 4 miles (6 km) to Frackville. Interstate 81 passes …

Its first post office opened in 1887.

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

By decade

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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 New Boston

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

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Tommy DorseyAmerican big band leader and musician · b. 1905
Jimmy DorseyAmerican clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandlea… · b. 1904
Victor SchertzingerAmerican composer, film director, film producer… · b. 1888
Joseph Edward KurtzCatholic archbishop · b. 1946
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Francis BrennanCatholic cardinal · b. 1894
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Walter CiszekPolish-American Jesuit priest and missionary · b. 1904

Questions about New Boston’s history

What year was New Boston founded?

The New Boston post office opened in 1887, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.