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History · Beattystown

1 of Beattystown’s places is on the National Register

Most of Beattystown was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: old-book passages.

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Beattystown, in brief

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Beattystown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Mansfield Township, in Warren, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Beattystown had a population of 4,701. Beattystown has been listed as one of the 10 most endangered historic sites in New Jersey by Preservation New Jersey. Beattystown was named after George Beatty, who built a mill here c. 1762.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,554 to 4,701 (+3%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Beattystown in 1929

Passages that mention Beattystown, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Beattystown was formerly known as Beatty’s Mills. A tavern was there at the time of the Revolution, as some of the soldiers of General Burgoyne’s captured army were fed there by their escorts on the way from Saratoga to the South. Likewise, in 1812, three hundred men drafted for our Naval War with …
History and directory of Warren County, New Jersey1929 · page 64Read the page →
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Beattystown was formerly known as Beatty’s Mills. A tavern was there at the time of the Revolution, as some of the soldiers of General Burgoyne’s captured army were fed there by their escorts on the way from Saratoga to the South. Likewise, in 1812, three hundred men drafted for our Naval War with Britain were fed at the public house.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Beattystown, decade by decade

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NJ Route 57 eb entering Beattystown, Jan. 20262026NJ Route 57 eb entering Beattystown, Jan. 2026Beattystown cdp nj 0412005Beattystown cdp nj 041
On the National Register

1 listing protects 32 historic buildings

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

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Beattystown

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

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Jimmi SimpsonAmerican film and television actor · b. 1975
Eric MilleganAmerican actor · b. 1974
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Walt AderRacecar driver · b. 1912
Daniel Elmer SalmonAmerican veterinarian · b. 1850
Chris WyldeAmerican actor · b. 1976
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Michele Mary SmithSoftball player · b. 1967
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Mansfield Township5 historic placesAWashington Township13 historic placesA−Hackettstown3 historic placesA−

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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 (2) and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.