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History · Cumberland-Hesstown

15% of Cumberland-Hesstown’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1890 on.

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cumberland-Hesstown’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 Cumberland-Hesstown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18906 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1994. Watch Cumberland-Hesstown change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cumberland-Hesstown’s history is told.

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On the map

Cumberland-Hesstown on the map, 1890 to 1994

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

Cumberland-Hesstown on the 1890 USGS mapCumberland-Hesstown on the 1918 USGS mapCumberland-Hesstown on the 1941 USGS mapCumberland-Hesstown on the 1956 USGS mapCumberland-Hesstown on the 1972 USGS mapCumberland-Hesstown on the 1994 USGS map1890Tuckahoe 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 Cumberland-Hesstown.

The story so far

Cumberland-Hesstown, in brief

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

Cumberland-Hesstown is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the northern part of Maurice River Township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Consisting of the unincorporated communities of Cumberland and Hesstown, it is in the eastern part of the county. New Jersey Route 49 passes through the CDP, leading northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Millville and southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Tuckahoe. As of the 2020 census, Cumberland-Hesstown had a population of 315. The area was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Cumberland-Hesstown

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

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Gregory Goodwin PincusAmerican biochemist · b. 1903
Logan Pearsall SmithBritish American-born writer · b. 1865
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Steven S. DeKnightAmerican television screenwriter, producer, and… · b. 1965
Anne WaldmanAmerican poet · b. 1945
Rhoda ScottAmerican musician · b. 1938
Isiah PachecoAmerican football player · b. 2000

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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.