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History · Roslyn

Roslyn’s post office opened in 1895

Most of Roslyn was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957.

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How Roslyn began

When was Roslyn founded?

1895

The Roslyn post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 9,525131 years
Founding year: the first Roslyn post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Roslyn’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 Roslyn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Roslyn’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Roslyn’s history is told.

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The story so far

Roslyn, in brief

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

Roslyn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is mostly in Abington Township, and extends into Upper Dublin Township as of 2020. Originally called Hillside, the name Roslyn came from rose gardens that once grew there. The first known person of European descent to settle the area was John Tyson, who bought a tract of land here in 1717. He built lime kilns to turn the abundant local limestone into quicklime, starting an industry that operated into the late 20th century. The first rail connection to Roslyn was built by the North East Pennsylvania Railroad in 1872. Today's railroad station, which replaced the original in …

Its first post office opened in 1895.

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

Timeline

Roslyn, 1927 to 1975

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1927Born hereDon Hasenmayer is born here
  3. 1970Born hereMarie-France van Heel is born here
  4. 1975Born herePhil Karn is born here
By decade

Roslyn, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 052013Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 05Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 042013Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 04Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 032013Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 03Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 022013Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 02Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 012013Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn PA 01Faith Community Church, Roslyn PA 042013Faith Community Church, Roslyn PA 04
Famous people

3 famous people were born in Roslyn

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Marie-France van HeelDutch-born marketing executive · b. 1970
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Don HasenmayerAmerican baseball player · b. 1927
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Phil KarnAmerican soccer player · b. 1975
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Abington Township4 historic placesA−Upper Dublin Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about Roslyn’s history

What year was Roslyn founded?

The Roslyn post office opened in 1895, 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 Wikimedia Commons (6) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.