Topton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Topton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusTopton is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,041 at the 2020 census.
Topton was established in 1859. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,069 people in 2010, 2,041 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Topton 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Topton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Topton’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewTopton Berks Co PA B eye view 1893, 1893: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Topton
See all 2 →Topton, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Topton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Topton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Main at the Lutheran Home at Topton in Longswamp, 0.6 miles away.
Topton and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Topton Berks Co PA B eye view 1893 (1893) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.