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History · Newmanstown

Newmanstown’s post office opened in 1878, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1902 on.

1878first post office
1on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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From Newmanstown’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Newmanstown began

When was Newmanstown founded?

1878

The Newmanstown post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,834148 years
Founding year: the first Newmanstown post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Newmanstown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1977. Watch Newmanstown change.
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Start Newmanstown’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newmanstown’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewNewmanstown and Sheridan, Pennsylvania …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Newmanstown on the map, 1902 to 1977

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

Newmanstown on the 1902 USGS mapNewmanstown on the 1943 USGS mapNewmanstown on the 1955 USGS mapNewmanstown on the 1969 USGS mapNewmanstown on the 1977 USGS map1902Wernersville 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 Newmanstown.

The story so far

Newmanstown, in brief

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

Newmanstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The population was 2,478 at the 2010 census, an increase over the figure of 1,536 tabulated in 2000.

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,478 to 2,834 (+14%).

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

Timeline

Newmanstown, 1898 to 1911

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1898In the archiveNewmanstown and Sheridan, Pennsylvania 1898
  3. 20th century
  4. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1911In the archiveAug 26 1911
By decade

Newmanstown, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1890s to the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s–1910s2 items
Newmanstown and Sheridan, Pennsylvania 18981898Newmanstown and Sheridan, Pennsylvania 1898Aug 26 19111911Aug 26 1911
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today4 recent
Newmanstown, United States (Unsplash ye7Ay9D0Kzk)2017Newmanstown, United States (Unsplash ye7Ay9D0Kzk)Newmanstown, United States (Unsplash 1cVQMljvsnw)2017Newmanstown, United States (Unsplash 1cVQMljvsnw)Pennsylvania State Route 4192009Pennsylvania State Route 419Pennsylvania State Route 4192009Pennsylvania State Route 419
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Newmanstown and Sheridan, Pennsylvania 1898
Retake this viewNewmanstown and Sheridan, Pennsylvania 1898, 1898

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Newmanstown’s page.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Newmanstown

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Newmanstown

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

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Amy CuddyAmerican psychologist · b. 1972
Pat GelsingerAmerican businessperson; former CEO of Intel · b. 1961
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Savannah GraybillSkeleton racer from the United States · b. 1988
George Nicholas EckertAmerican politician · b. 1802
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Kenneth RiegelAmerican operatic tenor · b. 1938
William GoldmanAmerican photographer · b. 1856
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Millcreek Township2 historic placesAMarion Township4 historic placesA+

Questions about Newmanstown’s history

What year was Newmanstown founded?

The Newmanstown post office opened in 1878, 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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Sources

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.