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History · Shenandoah Heights

36% of Shenandoah Heights’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Shenandoah Heights’ 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 Shenandoah Heights are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1999. Watch Shenandoah Heights change.Old housesHalf of Shenandoah Heights’ homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shenandoah Heights’s history is told.

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On the map

Shenandoah Heights on the map, 1892 to 1999

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

Shenandoah Heights on the 1892 USGS mapShenandoah Heights on the 1950 USGS mapShenandoah Heights on the 1969 USGS mapShenandoah Heights on the 1976 USGS mapShenandoah Heights on the 1999 USGS map1892Mahanoy 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 Shenandoah Heights.

The story so far

Shenandoah Heights, in brief

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

Shenandoah Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Mahanoy Township, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,222 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,233 in 2010, 1,222 in 2020.

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

By decade

Shenandoah Heights, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Indiana Ave, Shenandoah Heights PA 022015Indiana Ave, Shenandoah Heights PA 02Indiana Ave, Shenandoah Heights PA 012015Indiana Ave, Shenandoah Heights PA 01Heights Fire Co No 1, Shenandoah Heights PA 022015Heights Fire Co No 1, Shenandoah Heights PA 02Heights Fire Co No 1, Shenandoah Heights PA 012015Heights Fire Co No 1, Shenandoah Heights PA 01Calvary Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah Heights PA 022015Calvary Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah Heights PA 02Calvary Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah Heights PA 012015Calvary Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah Heights PA 01
Famous people

Famous people close to Shenandoah Heights

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

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Tommy DorseyAmerican big band leader and musician · b. 1905
Jimmy DorseyAmerican clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandlea… · b. 1904
Victor SchertzingerAmerican composer, film director, film producer… · b. 1888
Joseph Edward KurtzCatholic archbishop · b. 1946
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Francis BrennanCatholic cardinal · b. 1894
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Walter CiszekPolish-American Jesuit priest and missionary · b. 1904

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.