The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Schuylkill Township.
The Tamaqua Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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History · Schuylkill Township
65% of Schuylkill Township’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Below: maps from 1892 on.
0on the National Register
65%homes built before 1940
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About Schuylkill Township’s history
How historic is Schuylkill Township?
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What drives the grade ↓More historic than 71% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
History grade
What drives Schuylkill Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Schuylkill Township is more historic than 71% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Schuylkill Township’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 194064.6% of homes (±8.7) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%A+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical PA town 2.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 71%
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Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Schuylkill Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (25% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.7 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Schuylkill Township’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 Schuylkill Township 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 Schuylkill Township change.Old housesHalf of Schuylkill Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Schuylkill Township, and 5 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Schuylkill Township’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.On the map
Schuylkill Township on the map, 1892 to 1999
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Schuylkill Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1892Mahanoy sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Schuylkill Township.
Timeline
Schuylkill Township, 1830 to 1905
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
By decade
Schuylkill Township, decade by decade
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2015
2015
2008Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Another post office, Newkirk, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Tuscarora
Brockton
Maryd
Newkirk
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BrocktonMarydNewkirkReevesdaleTuscarora
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Schuylkill Township
New Saint Jerome's CatholicOdd FellowsSaint Bartholomew's CatholicSaint Joseph's Polish National ChurchSaint Mary's Byzantine RiteZion United Church of Christ
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Schuylkill Township’s history
How does Schuylkill Township rank for history?
Schuylkill Township is more historic than 71% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Schuylkill Township?
65% of Schuylkill Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.7 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1938.
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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).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.