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History · East Franklin

Half of East Franklin’s homes were built after 1967

Most of East Franklin was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1967. Below: maps from 1888 on.

0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about East Franklin’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 East Franklin 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 East Franklin change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how East Franklin’s history is told.

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On the map

East Franklin on the map, 1888 to 1995

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

East Franklin on the 1888 USGS mapEast Franklin on the 1893 USGS mapEast Franklin on the 1901 USGS mapEast Franklin on the 1942 USGS mapEast Franklin on the 1954 USGS mapEast Franklin on the 1970 USGS mapEast Franklin on the 1981 USGS mapEast Franklin on the 1995 USGS map1888New Brunswick 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 East Franklin.

The story so far

East Franklin, in brief

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

East Franklin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, East Franklin had a population of 9,788.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 8,669 to 9,788 (+13%).

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 East Franklin

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

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Michael DouglasAmerican actor, producer and activist · b. 1944
David CopperfieldAmerican illusionist · b. 1956
Tim HowardAmerican soccer player · b. 1979
Paul WesleyAmerican actor · b. 1982
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Sydney McLaughlin-LevroneAmerican hurdler and sprinter · b. 1999
Alan GuthAmerican theoretical physicist and cosmologist · b. 1947
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

New Brunswick21 historic placesA+Franklin Township10 historic placesBSomerset2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVoorheesIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.