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Estell Manor dates to 1925, and 3 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Most of Estell Manor was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. 3 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 4 buildings. Below: maps from 1890 on and the census since 1930.

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Quick answers

How Estell Manor began

When was Estell Manor founded?

1925

Estell Manor dates its founding to 1925 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 423 in 19302020 census: 1,668101 years

How historic is Estell Manor?

C+

More historic than 40% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1850.
History grade

What drives Estell Manor’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Estell Manor is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Estell Manor’s overall grade.
Founding era1925, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19409.1% of homes (±4.0) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register3 listings, 7 historic buildings, 44.7 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 40%
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New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Estell Manor’s 44.7 sits above most of its state (80% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 7 historic buildings outnumber those of 73% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.0 points). Two sources give 1925.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Estell Manor’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 Estell Manor 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 1995. Watch Estell Manor change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Estell Manor, and 6 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Estell Manor’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Estell Manor’s history is told.

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On the map

Estell Manor on the map, 1890 to 1995

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

Estell Manor on the 1890 USGS mapEstell Manor on the 1942 USGS mapEstell Manor on the 1955 USGS mapEstell Manor on the 1972 USGS mapEstell Manor on the 1989 USGS mapEstell Manor on the 1995 USGS map1890Great Egg Harbor 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 Estell Manor.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Estell Manor’s post office has been open since 1948. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Estelville
1850–1934
Risley
1895–1948
Estell Manor
1948–today
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
EstellvilleGibson LandingHunters MillOakvilleSteelman LandingWarners Mill
1cemetery inside Estell Manor
Atlantic County Veterans

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Estell Manor, in brief

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

Estell Manor is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 1,668, a decrease of 67 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,735, which in turn reflected an increase of 150 (+9.5%) from the 1,585 counted in the 2000 census. Estell Manor was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1925, from portions of Weymouth Township.

Estell Manor was established in 1925. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,735 to 1,668 (-4%).

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

Timeline

Estell Manor, 1850 to 1948

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Estelville post office opens
  3. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1895Post officeThe Risley post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1925
    FoundingEstell Manor is established
  7. 1934Post officeThe Estelville post office closes
  8. 1948Post officeThe Risley post office closes
  9. 1948Post officeThe Estell Manor post office opens
By decade

Estell Manor, decade by decade

Today10 recent
Stephen Lake, Estell Manor, NJ, Sept. 20252025Stephen Lake, Estell Manor, NJ, Sept. 2025Atlantic County, NJ Veterans Museum, Sept. 20252025Atlantic County, NJ Veterans Museum, Sept. 2025Estell Manor, NJ volunteer fire company, Dec. 20242024Estell Manor, NJ volunteer fire company, Dec. 2024Estell Manor, NJ school and veterans memorial, Dec. 20242024Estell Manor, NJ school and veterans memorial, Dec. 2…Estell Manor, NJ city hall, Dec. 20242024Estell Manor, NJ city hall, Dec. 2024Estell Manor, NJ Historical Society, Dec. 20242024Estell Manor, NJ Historical Society, Dec. 2024Estell Manor Community Church, NJ, Dec. 20242024Estell Manor Community Church, NJ, Dec. 2024RISLEY SCHOOL, ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY2008RISLEY SCHOOL, ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEYCensus Bureau map of2008Census Bureau map ofMapTuckahoe River New Jersey2006Tuckahoe River New Jersey
On the National Register

3 historic places in Estell Manor

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
7
each building in a district counts
first listed
1979
Head of the River Church
Head of the River ChurchRisley SchoolEstellville Glassworks Historic District
BuildingsDistricts
Head of the River ChurchBuilding
Risley SchoolBuilding
All 3 listings
Estellville Glassworks Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1991

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Estell Manor, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019401960198020002020Peak: 1,735

Between 381 and 1,735 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Estell Manor’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Estell Manor

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

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Gregory Goodwin PincusAmerican biochemist · b. 1903
Keith AndesAmerican actor · b. 1920
Peter ErskineAmerican musician · b. 1954
Gay TaleseAmerican writer · b. 1932
Walter TroutAmerican musician · b. 1951
Marla AdamsAmerican actress · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Corbin City1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUpper Township6 historic placesAMaurice River Township2 historic placesAWeymouth Township1 historic placeBEgg Harbor Township1 historic placeBDorothyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHamilton Township4 historic placesA−

Questions about Estell Manor’s history

What year was Estell Manor founded?

In 1925, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Estell Manor’s post office opened in 1850, and the census of 1930 counted 423 people here.

How does Estell Manor rank for history?

Estell Manor is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Estell Manor?

Three places: the Head of the River Church (listed 1979), the Risley School (2011) and the Estellville Glassworks Historic District (1991).

How old are the homes in Estell Manor?

9% of Estell Manor’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.0 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1986.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (10), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.