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History · Bridgeton

Bridgeton’s post office opened in 1908

Most of Bridgeton was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1982.

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How Bridgeton began

When was Bridgeton founded?

1908

The Bridgeton post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 349118 years
Founding year: the first Bridgeton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Bridgeton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Bridgeton, in brief

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

Bridgeton is a town in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bridgeton had a population of 349. It is part of the New Bern, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1908. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 454 to 349 (-23%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Bridgeton

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

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Linda McMahonUnited States Secretary of Education since 2025 · b. 1948
Kevin WilliamsonAmerican screenwriter, director, and producer · b. 1965
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Maddie HassonAmerican actress · b. 1995
Walt BellamyAmerican basketball player · b. 1939
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Dennis MitchellAmerican track and field athlete, Olympic gold … · b. 1966
Lewis ArmisteadConfederate general · b. 1817
Places that used to be

Old corners

Bridgeton’s post office has been open since 1908.

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

Questions about Bridgeton’s history

What year was Bridgeton founded?

The Bridgeton post office opened in 1908, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.