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History · Choconut

Choconut’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Choconut. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Choconut Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 684 at the 2020 census. It is named for the native tribe of Choconut, or Ochugnut people, who settled the area prior to European/American settlers.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 713 to 679 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Choconut yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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

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Famous people close to Choconut

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Camille PagliaCamille PagliaEndicott · 11 miASAmy SedarisEndicott · 11 miBridget MoynahanBridget MoynahanBinghamton · 8 miDouglas G. HurleyDouglas G. HurleyEndicott · 11 miCWChris WedgeBinghamton · 8 miDouglas H. WheelockDouglas H. WheelockBinghamton · 8 mi
By decade

Choconut, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Choconut is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Choconut has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Silver Lake Schoolhouse #1 in Silver Lake, 5.9 miles away.

Choconut and the nearest listed places

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Silver Lake Schoolhouse #1Hawleyton Methodist Episcopal Church, OldVestal Central SchoolDrovers Inn and Round Family ResidenceRoss Park CarouselRiverside Cemetery

Closest to Choconut

Silver Lake Schoolhouse #1Silver Lake · Built 18625.9miHawleyton Methodist Episcopal Church, OldBinghamton · Gothic Revival7miVestal Central SchoolVestal · Art Deco9.7miDrovers Inn and Round Family ResidenceVestal · District10.1miRoss Park CarouselBinghamton · Object10.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Silver Lake Schoolhouse #1’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Choconut?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Choconut’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Friendsville📜 Silver Lake📜 Apolacon📜 Forest Lake
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