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History · Skippack Township

Skippack Township’s post office opened in 1823, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 76% of U.S. towns · #382 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. What drives it

Its Register listings are the Kuster Mill and the Warren Z. Cole House. Its Register listings are the Kuster Mill and the Warren Z. Cole House. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1894 on, and the census since 1990.

1823first post office
2on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Skippack Township’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Skippack Township began

When was Skippack Township founded?

1823

The Skippack Township post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Lucon (1883), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 8,790 in 19902020 census: 14,389203 years

How historic is Skippack Township?

A−

More historic than 76% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: the first Skippack Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Skippack Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Skippack Township is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns, #382 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its age ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.

A−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Skippack Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1823, from the first post office: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194012.0% of homes (±5.4) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%B−National Register2 listings, 6 historic buildings, 4.1 per 10,000 residents · typical PA town 2.1 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 76%
NewerOlder
Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,035)Ahead of 63%

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 Skippack Township’s 4.1 sits near the middle of its state (64% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 6 historic buildings outnumber those of 72% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.4 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.

Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Skippack Township’s past

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

Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Skippack Township, and 15 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18947 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1992. Watch Skippack Township change.Deep rootsA post office since 1823: 203 years of Skippack Township.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Lucon, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Skippack
1823–today
Creamery
1880–today
Lucon
1883–1896
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Cassel Mill FarmsCreameryCreekwood VillageCrestview at SkippackFair HillsGypsy Rose EstatesHarmony TowneIron Bridge EstatesIronbridge EstatesLochwood EstatesLuconOlde VillageSkippackSkippack RidgeThe Reserve
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Skippack Township
Lower Skippack MennoniteSkippack Church of the BrethrenTrinity United Church of ChristUpper Skippack Mennonite ChurchWismer

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Start Skippack Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewSkippack Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Sk…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Skippack Township on the map, 1894 to 1992

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

Skippack Township on the 1894 USGS mapSkippack Township on the 1943 USGS mapSkippack Township on the 1951 USGS mapSkippack Township on the 1966 USGS mapSkippack Township on the 1973 USGS mapSkippack Township on the 1983 USGS mapSkippack Township on the 1992 USGS map1894Norristown 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 Skippack Township.

The story

How Skippack Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Skippack Township.

Read it all →

In 1683, the Original 13, thirteen families from the lower Rhine River arrived at Philadelphia aboard the Concord, on October 6 of that year. These families were primarily linen weavers, but also knew how to farm. These first German immigrants left their homeland of Germany because of persecution they experienced as religious Anabaptist Mennonite and Quakers from the Catholic, Lutheran and Reformed Churches. Upon arriving at Philadelphia, the families were greeted by the representative of the Frankfort Land Company, a highly educated German lawyer, Franz Daniel Pastorius, who was charged with the authority to make land transactions with the thirteen families. After inspecting different areas of the vicinity of Philadelphia, the families settled on the land that was to become the villages of Germantown, Summerhousen, Crefeld, and Germantownship.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Skippack Township, 1823 to 1994

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1823Post officeThe Skippack post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe Creamery post office opens
  4. 1883Post officeThe Lucon post office opens
  5. 1894On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1896Post officeThe Lucon post office closes
  7. 20th century
  8. 1994In the archiveSkippack Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Skippack Creek at Germantown Pike, Skippack (Montgom…
By decade

Skippack Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1990s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1990s1 item
Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Skippack Creek at Germantown Pike, Skippack (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)1994Skippack Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Skippack Creek a…
Today17 recent
Banner Skippack Village2025Banner Skippack VillageNorthern Piedmont Woodland - Skippack Pennsylvania2024Northern Piedmont Woodland - Skippack PennsylvaniaNew townhouses in the Biltmore Development in Skippack Village2013New townhouses in the Biltmore Development in Skippac…Skippack Village2012Skippack VillageSkippack Village Hotel Fiesole2012Skippack Village Hotel FiesoleSkippack Village Hotel Fiesole 022012Skippack Village Hotel Fiesole 02Skippack Village Fire Co2012Skippack Village Fire CoSkippack Village Fat Cat Cafe2012Skippack Village Fat Cat CafeSkippack Village During October Craft Festival2012Skippack Village During October Craft FestivalSkippack Village Brasserie 732012Skippack Village Brasserie 73Skippack Pike 4039, Skippack Village2012Skippack Pike 4039, Skippack VillageSkippack Bridge 4 12762012Skippack Bridge 4 1276Skippack Bridge 3 012272012Skippack Bridge 3 01227Skippack Bridge 2 012272012Skippack Bridge 2 01227Skippack Bridge 012272012Skippack Bridge 01227H&K Skippack Campus Aerial2008H&K Skippack Campus AerialSkippack Campus Present Day2007Skippack Campus Present Day
On the National Register

2 historic places in Skippack Township

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
6
each building in a district counts
first listed
1971
Kuster Mill
Kuster MillWarren Z. Cole House
Buildings
Kuster MillBuilding
Warren Z. Cole HouseBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Skippack Township, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00020002020Peak: 8,790

Between 3,758 and 8,790 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Skippack Township’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Perkiomen Township1 historic placeB−Lower Salford Township1 historic placeB−Lower Providence Township4 historic placesB+Worcester Township2 historic placesB+EvansburgIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUpper Salford Township2 historic placesA

Questions about Skippack Township’s history

What year was Skippack Township founded?

The Skippack Township post office opened in 1823, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

How does Skippack Township rank for history?

Skippack Township is more historic than 76% of U.S. towns, #382 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. 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.

What is on the National Register in Skippack Township?

Two places: the Kuster Mill (listed 1971) and the Warren Z. Cole House (1973).

How old are the homes in Skippack Township?

12% of Skippack Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.4 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1996.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (18), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.