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History · Centre Grove

Half of Centre Grove’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Centre Grove was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985.

0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0

What stands out about Centre Grove’s past

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

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The story so far

Centre Grove, in brief

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

Centre Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the center part of the county, on the east side of Lawrence Township. It is bordered to the east by the city of Millville. Bridgeton, the Cumberland county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the northwest. Centre Grove was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 1,281.

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

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Famous people close to Centre Grove

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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 →