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History · Revloc

Revloc’s post office opened in 1918, and 61% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1904 on.

1918first post office
1on the National Register
61%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
From Revloc’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Revloc began

When was Revloc founded?

1918

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

2020 census: 531108 years
Founding year: the first Revloc post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Revloc’s past

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

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story

How Revloc came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Revloc.

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The Revloc mine, located south of the community, was originally constructed by the Monroe Coal Company (also known as the Coleman & Weaver Company) in 1916–1917. These mines later fell under the authority of Bethlehem Mining (BethEnergy), which operated them until the 1980s. In 1978, the Beaver County Times announced plans to reopen the mines after more than one year of closure, following a fire that resulted in over $10 million in losses. The original structures of the Revloc mines are still in existence, including a boiler house, an office building, and a red brick 1940s-era bathhouse.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

On the map

Revloc on the map, 1904 to 1981

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

Revloc on the 1904 USGS mapRevloc on the 1964 USGS mapRevloc on the 1972 USGS mapRevloc on the 1981 USGS map1904Johnstown 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 Revloc.

By decade

Revloc, decade by decade

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Revloc Mine, Between Cambria & Indiana spur & mainline
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Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Revloc’s page.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 203 historic buildings

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
203
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 Revloc

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

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Questions about Revloc’s history

What year was Revloc founded?

The Revloc post office opened in 1918, 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 the Library of Congress (3), Wikipedia 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.