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History · Upper Mahantongo Township

42% of Upper Mahantongo Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Upper Mahantongo 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 writtenNo old photos of Upper Mahantongo Township 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 1977. Watch Upper Mahantongo Township change.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Upper Mahantongo Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Upper Mahantongo Township’s homes were built before 1957.
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On the map

Upper Mahantongo Township on the map, 1892 to 1977

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

Upper Mahantongo Township on the 1892 USGS mapUpper Mahantongo Township on the 1947 USGS mapUpper Mahantongo Township on the 1955 USGS mapUpper Mahantongo Township on the 1969 USGS mapUpper Mahantongo Township on the 1977 USGS map1892Lykens 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 Upper Mahantongo Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Heplar
1814–1927
Klingerstown
1818–today
Upper Mahantango
1837–1874
Rough And Ready
1851–1927
18101920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HeplerKlingerstownRough and Ready

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

The story so far

Upper Mahantongo Township, in brief

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

Upper Mahantongo Township is a township that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 614 at the time of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 655 to 609 (-7%).

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

Timeline

Upper Mahantongo Township, 1814 to 1927

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1814Post officeThe Heplar post office opens
  3. 1818Post officeThe Klingerstown post office opens
  4. 1837Post officeThe Upper Mahantango post office opens
  5. 1874Post officeThe Upper Mahantango post office closes
  6. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 20th century
  8. 1927Post officeThe Heplar post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Upper Mahantongo Township

Nobody well known was born in Upper Mahantongo Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Stan CoveleskiAmerican Major League Baseball pitcher during t… · b. 1889
Arthur Byron CobleAmerican mathematician · b. 1878
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Claude BeckAmerican cardiac surgeon and professor of cardi… · b. 1894
Evan John JonesAmerican politician · b. 1872
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Gary CollinsAmerican football player · b. 1940
Jake DaubertMajor League Baseball first baseman · b. 1884
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Jordan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKlingerstownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHubley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEldred TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUpper Mahanoy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLykens Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHegins TownshipIts storyB−

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.