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History · Valley View

Valley View’s post office opened in 1872, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1892 on.

1872first post office
0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Valley View began

When was Valley View founded?

1872

The Valley View post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,595154 years
Founding year: the first Valley View post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Valley View’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 Valley View change.Old housesHalf of Valley View’s homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Valley View’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old view2nd annual contest between the first ai…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Valley View on the map, 1892 to 1977

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

Valley View on the 1892 USGS mapValley View on the 1947 USGS mapValley View on the 1955 USGS mapValley View on the 1969 USGS mapValley View 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 Valley View.

The story so far

Valley View, in brief

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

Valley View is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hegins Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,677 at the 2000 census.

Its first post office opened in 1872. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,683 to 1,595 (-5%).

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

By decade

Valley View, decade by decade

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

1900s1 item
2nd annual contest between the first aid to the injured teams of the Penna. and H.C. and I. Co. At Valley View Park - -…19072nd annual contest between the first aid to the injur…
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
Hegins Twp Municipal Complex, Schuylkill Co PA 032015Hegins Twp Municipal Complex, Schuylkill Co PA 03Hegins Twp Municipal Complex, Schuylkill Co PA 022015Hegins Twp Municipal Complex, Schuylkill Co PA 02Hegins Twp Municipal Complex, Schuylkill Co PA 012015Hegins Twp Municipal Complex, Schuylkill Co PA 01Church of God, Valley View, Schuylkill Co PA2015Church of God, Valley View, Schuylkill Co PABarn on Church St, Valley View, Schuylkill Co PA2015Barn on Church St, Valley View, Schuylkill Co PA
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.

2nd annual contest between the first aid to the injured teams of the Penna. and H.C. and I. Co. At Valley View Park - -…
Retake this view2nd annual contest between the first aid to the injured teams of the Penna. and H.C. and I. Co. At Valley View Park - -…, 1907

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Valley View

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

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Les BrownAmerican bandleader · b. 1912
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

Questions about Valley View’s history

What year was Valley View founded?

The Valley View post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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) 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.