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History · Quentin

Quentin’s post office opened in 1918, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Quentin began, and where its name came from

When was Quentin founded?

1918

The Quentin post office opened in 1918, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 755108 years

How did Quentin get its name?

Quentin was named after Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Founding year: the first Quentin post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Quentin’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 Quentin are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Quentin, in brief

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

Quentin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was named after Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt. The population was 594 at the 2010 census, up from 529 at the 2000 census.

Its first post office opened in 1918. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 594 to 755 (+27%).

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

By decade

Quentin, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Quentin

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

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Sam BowieAmerican basketball player · b. 1961
Betty HarteAmerican actress · b. 1882
Derek FisherAmerican baseball player · b. 1993
Samuel P. HeintzelmanUnion Army general · b. 1805
John M. ThomeAmerican-Argentine astronomer · b. 1843
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Bill PattonAmerican baseball player · b. 1912
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

West Cornwall Township1 historic placeA+Cornwall2 historic placesA

Questions about Quentin’s history

What year was Quentin founded?

The Quentin post office opened in 1918, 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 →

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