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History · Reinerton

Reinerton’s post office opened in 1894, and 57% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

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Quick answers

How Reinerton began

When was Reinerton founded?

1894

The Reinerton post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 456132 years
Founding year: the first Reinerton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Reinerton’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 Reinerton 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 1997. Watch Reinerton change.Old housesHalf of Reinerton’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Reinerton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Reinerton on the map, 1892 to 1997

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

Reinerton on the 1892 USGS mapReinerton on the 1947 USGS mapReinerton on the 1955 USGS mapReinerton on the 1968 USGS mapReinerton on the 1974 USGS mapReinerton on the 1997 USGS map1892Lykens 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 Reinerton.

The story so far

Reinerton, in brief

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

Reinerton is a census-designated place located in Porter Township, Schuylkill County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Reinerton was part of the Reinerton-Orwin-Muir CDP at the 2000 census before splitting into three individual CDPs for the 2010 census. The other communities, along with Reinerton are Orwin and Muir. The community is located near the community of Muir along U.S. Route 209. As of the 2020 census, the population was 456 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 424 to 456 (+8%).

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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

OrwinIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTower CityIts storyB

Questions about Reinerton’s history

What year was Reinerton founded?

The Reinerton post office opened in 1894, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people 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.