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History · Dividing Creek

Dividing Creek’s post office opened in 1809, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1890 on.

1809first post office
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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How Dividing Creek began

When was Dividing Creek founded?

1809

The Dividing Creek post office opened in 1809, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 345217 years
Founding year: the first Dividing Creek post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Dividing Creek’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 Dividing Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18905 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1986. Watch Dividing Creek change.Old housesHalf of Dividing Creek’s homes were built before 1954.Deep rootsA post office since 1809: 217 years of Dividing Creek.
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On the map

Dividing Creek on the map, 1890 to 1986

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

Dividing Creek on the 1890 USGS mapDividing Creek on the 1942 USGS mapDividing Creek on the 1956 USGS mapDividing Creek on the 1972 USGS mapDividing Creek on the 1986 USGS map1890Bridgeton 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 Dividing Creek.

The story so far

Dividing Creek, in brief

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

Dividing Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Downe Township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Dividing Creek had a population of 345. Dividing Creek is located on County Route 553 9.7 miles (15.6 km) south-southwest of Millville and is also the location of the southern terminus of County Route 555. Dividing Creek has a post office with ZIP Code 08315.

Its first post office opened in 1809.

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

By decade

Dividing Creek, decade by decade

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Zion United Methodist Church, Dividing Creek, NJ, Sept. 20252025Zion United Methodist Church, Dividing Creek, NJ, Sep…Union Hall, Dividing Creek, NJ, Sept. 20252025Union Hall, Dividing Creek, NJ, Sept. 2025CR 553 sb approaching CR 555, Dividing Creek, NJ, Sept. 20252025CR 553 sb approaching CR 555, Dividing Creek, NJ, Sep…CR 555 sb at CR 553 in Dividing Creek, NJ, Sept. 20242024CR 555 sb at CR 553 in Dividing Creek, NJ, Sept. 2024CR 553 nb, Dividing Creek, NJ, July 20212021CR 553 nb, Dividing Creek, NJ, July 20212018-08-08 12 51 05 View north along Cumberland County Route 555 (Church Street) just north of Cumberland County Route …20182018-08-08 12 51 05 View north along Cumberland Count…2018-08-08 09 11 26 View north along Cumberland County Route 553 (Main Street) at Campbell Street and Marts Lane in Dow…20182018-08-08 09 11 26 View north along Cumberland Count…

Questions about Dividing Creek’s history

What year was Dividing Creek founded?

The Dividing Creek post office opened in 1809, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (7) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.