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History · Tresckow

38% of Tresckow’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on and old-book passages.

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Tresckow are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18897 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1995. Watch Tresckow change.Old housesHalf of Tresckow’s homes were built before 1956.
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Tresckow on the map, 1889 to 1995

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

Tresckow on the 1889 USGS mapTresckow on the 1891 USGS mapTresckow on the 1947 USGS mapTresckow on the 1950 USGS mapTresckow on the 1969 USGS mapTresckow on the 1976 USGS mapTresckow on the 1995 USGS map1889Hazleton 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 Tresckow.

The story so far

Tresckow, in brief

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Tresckow, formerly known as Dutchtown, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located west of Junedale and Beaver Meadows, which share the same road network. The community has deep roots in the anthracite coal mining and transportation industries.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 880 to 849 (-4%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Tresckow, 1913–1918

Passages that mention Tresckow, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Jeanesville, but a short distance from Tresckow, lies mostly in Luzerne county. The place was named for Joseph Jeanes, of Philadelphia. The village dates back to 1847, when the mines at this place were opened.
History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania1913 · page 180Read the page →
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Jeanesville, but a short distance from Tresckow, lies mostly in Luzerne county. The place was named for Joseph Jeanes, of Philadelphia. The village dates back to 1847, when the mines at this place were opened.

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Tresckow, lying east of Audenried and Yorktown, is the outgrowth of the mining operations commenced there in 1851 by the German Pennsylvania Coal Company. Formerly it was commonly known as Dutchtown. By many it is to-day called Park View. The name of the postoffice, however, is Tresckow. It is a ne…
History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania1918 · page 179Read the page →
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Tresckow, lying east of Audenried and Yorktown, is the outgrowth of the mining operations commenced there in 1851 by the German Pennsylvania Coal Company. Formerly it was commonly known as Dutchtown. By many it is to-day called Park View. The name of the postoffice, however, is Tresckow. It is a neat village, containing many cozy dwelling houses.

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Tresckow was the next place in Banks township where mining was begun after the opening of the mines at Jeanesville. The German Pennsylvania Coal Company began operations here in 1851. They sank a slope, built a breaker, and erected a tavern, store, and s-everal dwelling houses. After a few years th…
History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania1913 · page 175Read the page →
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Tresckow was the next place in Banks township where mining was begun after the opening of the mines at Jeanesville. The German Pennsylvania Coal Company began operations here in 1851. They sank a slope, built a breaker, and erected a tavern, store, and s-everal dwelling houses. After a few years the property came under the control of Samuel Bonnell, Jr., of New York city. He operated the mines for two years,

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.