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History · South Pottstown

47% of South Pottstown’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1906 on.

1on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From South Pottstown’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about South Pottstown’s past

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

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 19066 editions of the USGS map, 1906 to 1999. Watch South Pottstown change.Old housesHalf of South Pottstown’s homes were built before 1953.
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Start South Pottstown’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Pottstown’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.
Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District Descri…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

South Pottstown on the map, 1906 to 1999

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

South Pottstown on the 1906 USGS mapSouth Pottstown on the 1943 USGS mapSouth Pottstown on the 1956 USGS mapSouth Pottstown on the 1968 USGS mapSouth Pottstown on the 1973 USGS mapSouth Pottstown on the 1999 USGS map1906Phoenixville 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 South Pottstown.

The story so far

South Pottstown, in brief

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

South Pottstown is a community in North Coventry Township, Chester County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as a separately incorporated municipality. It is a part of the Pottstown urban area. The population was 2,081 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,081 to 2,150 (+3%).

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

By decade

South Pottstown, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1850s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1850s1 item
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Chester County - ED 15-56, ED 15-57, ED 15-58, ED 15-59,…18501940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Penns…
Today3 recent
Interpretive wayside for Pottstown Landing2021Interpretive wayside for Pottstown LandingPottstown Landing2011Pottstown LandingSouth Pottstown2006South Pottstown
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Chester County - ED 15-56, ED 15-57, ED 15-58, ED 15-59,…
Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Chester County - ED 15-56, ED 15-57, ED 15-58, ED 15-59,…, 1850

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on South Pottstown’s page.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 76 historic buildings

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
76
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 South Pottstown

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

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Carl Andrew SpaatzUnited States Air Force general · b. 1891
Loren GrayAmerican singer, social media personality, and … · b. 2002
Daryl HallAmerican musician · b. 1946
Nicole BarnhartAmerican soccer player · b. 1981
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Steve BurnsAmerican actor · b. 1973
Gerard HallockAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1905
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Pottstown8 historic placesA+North Coventry Township1 historic placeA−KenilworthIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Pottsgrove TownshipIts storyB−StoweIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 (4) 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.