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History · Park Place

Park Place’s post office opened in 1884, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

1884first post office
0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
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How Park Place began

When was Park Place founded?

1884

The Park Place post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

142 years
Founding year: the first Park Place post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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

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On the map

Park Place on the map, 1892 to 1999

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

Park Place on the 1892 USGS mapPark Place on the 1949 USGS mapPark Place on the 1954 USGS mapPark Place on the 1969 USGS mapPark Place on the 1976 USGS mapPark Place 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 Park Place.

The story so far

Park Place, in brief

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

Park Place is a census-designated place (CDP) situated in the Mahanoy Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,029 residents and the population density is around 44 people per square mile. The community's median age is 42.5 years. The home in this area is valued at approximately $30,600, which is lower than both the state and national averages.

Its first post office opened in 1884.

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Park Place

Nobody well known was born in Park Place 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 Park Place’s history

What year was Park Place founded?

The Park Place post office opened in 1884, 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.