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History · Tremont Township

Tremont Township dates to 1844, and 38% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1892 on, and the census since 1870.

1844founded
0on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Tremont Township began

When was Tremont Township founded?

1844

Tremont Township dates its founding to 1844 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1870.

First census: 1,709 in 18702020 census: 283182 years
Founding year: Wikidata.The full story ↓

What stands out about Tremont 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18925 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1977. Watch Tremont Township change.Boom and bustPeaked at 2,314 in 1940; 1,676 people lived here in 2020.Lost villages4 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
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Start Tremont Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tremont 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 viewRevision of American Paleozoic insects …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Tremont Township on the map, 1892 to 1977

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

Tremont Township on the 1892 USGS mapTremont Township on the 1946 USGS mapTremont Township on the 1954 USGS mapTremont Township on the 1969 USGS mapTremont Township on the 1977 USGS map1892Pine Grove 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 Tremont Township.

People over time

Tremont Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,50018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 2,314

Peaked at 2,314 in 1940; 1,676 people lived here in 2020.

16 censuses, 1870–2020.

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

The story

How Tremont Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Tremont Township.

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According to historian Samuel T. Wiley, no major buildings had been erected, by 1844, on the land that would eventually become the borough of Tremont, while historians Adolf Schalck and David Henning stated that a concerted settlement effort began here sometime that year, "stimulated by the extensive coal developments in the vicinity."

Within four years, the Tremont Iron Works had been established by Umholtz & Lentz (1847) and a new post office had been established there (1848) with John B. Zeibach serving as its first postmaster. The first National Bank of Tremont subsequently opened its doors in 1865.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Tremont Township, 1844 to 1940

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1844
    FoundingTremont Township is established
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1906In the archiveRevision of American Paleozoic insects Page114 fig 79
  6. 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 2,314
By decade

Tremont Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1900s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1900s1 item
Revision of American Paleozoic insects Page114 fig 791906Revision of American Paleozoic insects Page114 fig 79
1910s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 recent
Tremont, Pennsylvania2011Tremont, PennsylvaniaTremont, Pennsylvania2011Tremont, PennsylvaniaTremont, Pennsylvania2011Tremont, PennsylvaniaTremont, Pennsylvania2011Tremont, PennsylvaniaTremont, Pennsylvania2011Tremont, Pennsylvania
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.

Revision of American Paleozoic insects Page114 fig 79
Retake this viewRevision of American Paleozoic insects Page114 fig 79, 1906

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

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Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Echo ValleyLorberryLorberry JunctionRausch Creek

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.

TremontIts storyA−Frailey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington Township2 historic placesA−Pine Grove Township1 historic placeAPorter TownshipIts storyB+Reilly TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Tremont Township’s history

What year was Tremont Township founded?

In 1844, according to Wikidata. the census of 1870 counted 1,709 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.