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History · Newtown

62% of Newtown’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
62%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Newtown’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 Newtown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1999. Watch Newtown change.Old housesHalf of Newtown’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newtown’s history is told.

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On the map

Newtown on the map, 1892 to 1999

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

Newtown on the 1892 USGS mapNewtown on the 1947 USGS mapNewtown on the 1955 USGS mapNewtown on the 1969 USGS mapNewtown on the 1976 USGS mapNewtown on the 1999 USGS map1892Pine Grove 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 Newtown.

The story so far

Newtown, in brief

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

Newtown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Reilly Township, Schuylkill County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 243 in 2010, 244 in 2020.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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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.