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Waymart dates to 1790, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Its Register listing is the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Gravity Railroad Depot. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1892 on, and the census since 1860.

1790founded
1on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Waymart began

When was Waymart founded?

1790

Waymart dates its founding to 1790 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1860.

First census: 539 in 18602020 census: 1,297236 years

How historic is Waymart?

A

More historic than 88% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1840.
History grade

What drives Waymart’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Waymart is more historic than 88% of U.S. towns. All 3 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.

A
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Waymart’s overall grade.
Founding era1790, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194031.2% of homes (±8.6) · typical PA town 17.7% · U.S. 8.4%ANational Register1 listing, 9.0 per 10,000 residents · typical PA town 2.1 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 88%
NewerOlder

Pennsylvania towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Pennsylvania town has 2.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Waymart’s 9.0 sits above most of its state (75% of Pennsylvania towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1790.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±8.6 points).

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Waymart’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 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1994. Watch Waymart change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1790: 236 years of Waymart.
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Start Waymart’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Waymart’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps -…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Waymart on the map, 1892 to 1994

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

Waymart on the 1892 USGS mapWaymart on the 1946 USGS mapWaymart on the 1969 USGS mapWaymart on the 1994 USGS map1892Honesdale 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 Waymart.

Timeline

Waymart, 1790 to 1892

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1790
    FoundingWaymart is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1840Post officeThe Waymart post office opens
  5. 1854Born hereJames Joseph Brown is born here
  6. 1880In the archive1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Wayne County - Canaan - ED 64-4, E…
  7. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story so far

Waymart, in brief

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

Waymart is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Waymart is a small town in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania known for its railroading history, Coal Country roots, and outdoor recreation. As of the 2020 census, Waymart had a population of 1,297.

Waymart was established in 1790. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,341 to 1,297 (-3%).

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

By decade

Waymart, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1880s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1880s1 item
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Wayne County - Canaan - ED 64-4, ED 64-518801940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania …
1890s–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.
Add from your album
Today11 recent
Wayside Park, Waymart, PA, July 20262026Wayside Park, Waymart, PA, July 2026Waymart, PA Lodge, July 20262026Waymart, PA Lodge, July 2026Waymart, PA Borough Building, July 20262026Waymart, PA Borough Building, July 2026Gravity Railroad Depot, Waymart, PA (2), July 20262026Gravity Railroad Depot, Waymart, PA (2), July 2026Gravity Railroad Depot, Waymart, PA (1), July 20262026Gravity Railroad Depot, Waymart, PA (1), July 2026Waymart, PA2017Waymart, PAUSPO Waymart PA 184722015USPO Waymart PA 18472House2015HouseD&H-Gravity---1829-Carbondale2011D&H-Gravity---1829-CarbondaleD&H Gravity - 1899 Carbondale2011D&H Gravity - 1899 CarbondaleD&H Gravity - 1868 Carbondale2011D&H Gravity - 1868 Carbondale
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 Maps - Pennsylvania - Wayne County - Canaan - ED 64-4, ED 64-5
Retake this view1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Wayne County - Canaan - ED 64-4, ED 64-5, 1880

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

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Waymart

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1978
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Gravity Railroa…
All 1 listings
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Gravity Railroad DepotPlace · listed 1978

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Waymart, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600190019502000Peak: 1,429

Between 412 and 1,429 people in every census since 1860.

17 censuses, 1860–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Canaan TownshipIts storyBClinton TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Waymart’s history

What year was Waymart founded?

In 1790, according to Wikidata. Waymart’s post office opened in 1840, and the census of 1860 counted 539 people here.

How does Waymart rank for history?

Waymart is more historic than 88% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Waymart?

One place: the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Gravity Railroad Depot (listed 1978).

How old are the homes in Waymart?

31% of Waymart’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±8.6 points), against a typical 18% for a Pennsylvania town; the median home was built in 1970.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.