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History · Byram Center

Half of Byram Center’s homes were built after 1971

Most of Byram Center was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1971. Below: maps from 1888 on.

0on the National Register
3%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Byram Center’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Byram Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18888 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1995. Watch Byram Center change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Byram Center’s history is told.

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On the map

Byram Center on the map, 1888 to 1995

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

Byram Center on the 1888 USGS mapByram Center on the 1894 USGS mapByram Center on the 1905 USGS mapByram Center on the 1943 USGS mapByram Center on the 1954 USGS mapByram Center on the 1970 USGS mapByram Center on the 1981 USGS mapByram Center on the 1995 USGS map1888Lake Hopatcong 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 Byram Center.

The story so far

Byram Center, in brief

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

Byram Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Byram Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Byram Center had a population of 2,232.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 90 to 2,232 (+2380%).

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Byram Center

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

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Janeane GarofaloAmerican comedian and actress · b. 1964
Reince PriebusChairman of the Republican National Committee f… · b. 1972
Jimmi SimpsonAmerican film and television actor · b. 1975
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Brandon SklenarAmerican actor · b. 1990
Eric MilleganAmerican actor · b. 1974
Daniel Elmer SalmonAmerican veterinarian · b. 1850
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Byram Township1 historic placeA−Mount Olive Township2 historic placesCStanhope1 historic placeB+HopatcongIts storyC−

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.