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History · Evesham Township

Evesham Township dates to 1688, and 9 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 65% of U.S. towns · #218 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Most of Evesham Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1800.

1688founded
9on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Evesham Township began

When was Evesham Township founded?

1688

Evesham Township dates its founding to 1688 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1800.

First census: 3,381 in 18002020 census: 46,826338 years

How historic is Evesham Township?

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More historic than 65% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1808.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Evesham Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Evesham Township is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns, #218 of 468 in New Jersey. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Evesham Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1688, from Wikidata: founded before 1776, an older era than 96% of U.S. townsA+Homes built before 19401.5% of homes (±0.5) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%C−National Register9 listings, 18 historic buildings, 3.7 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 65%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 54%

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 Evesham Township’s 3.7 sits near the middle of its state (50% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 18 historic buildings outnumber those of 79% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1688.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A. The pre-1940 share (±0.5 points) is firm at this size.

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 Evesham Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Evesham Township, and 20 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Evesham Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1840 and 1920, then grew more than tenfold.On the map since 18886 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1981. Watch Evesham Township change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Evesham
1808–1845
Evesboro
1839–1889
Marlton
1845–today
Kresson
1888–1906
18001910today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Berlin HeightsCambridgeCropwellCrowfootDonlontownEvans CornerEvesboroGreentree VillageHeritage VillageKressonMarlboroMarltonMarlton LakesPine GroveStow AcresThe MaplesTomlinson MillUnion MillsWillow RidgeWoodstream
Gone or out of use
Camden-Burlington Countyairport
1cemetery inside Evesham Township
Marlton

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

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Start Evesham Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Evesham Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Evesham Township, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,000180018501900195020005,060 in 1840Low: 1,284

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1840 and 1920, then grew more than tenfold.

23 censuses, 1800–2020.

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

The story

How Evesham Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Evesham Township.

Read it all →

The area now known as Evesham Township was originally settled by Quakers in 1672. The township's name may have been inspired by the town of Evesham in England or possibly by a prominent English settler, Thomas Eves.

On November 6, 1688, Evesham Township was established as 'Eversham' in the Province of West Jersey, preceding the formation of the county itself. The extra "R" in the name was later dropped. It was officially incorporated as part of New Jersey's first 104 townships through the Township Act of 1798, enacted by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Evesham Township, 1688 to 2020

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

  1. 17th century
  2. 1688
    FoundingEvesham Township is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1808Post officeThe Evesham post office opens
  5. 1839Post officeThe Evesboro post office opens
  6. 1845Post officeThe Evesham post office closes
  7. 1845Post officeThe Marlton post office opens
  8. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1889Post officeThe Evesboro post office closes
  10. 20th century
  11. 1967Born hereRandy Brown is born here
  12. 21st century
  13. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 46,826
By decade

Evesham Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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On the map

Evesham Township on the map, 1888 to 1981

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

Evesham Township on the 1888 USGS mapEvesham Township on the 1894 USGS mapEvesham Township on the 1942 USGS mapEvesham Township on the 1953 USGS mapEvesham Township on the 1967 USGS mapEvesham Township on the 1981 USGS map1888Mount Holly 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 Evesham Township.

On the National Register

9 historic places in Evesham Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.

places listed
9
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
18
each building in a district counts
first listed
1990
Jacob Wills House
Jacob Wills HouseCropwell Friends Meeting HouseThomas Hollinshead HouseWilliam and Susan Evans HouseEvans-Cooper HouseJohn Inskeep HomesteadThomas and Mary Evens HouseStokes-Evans HouseAmos Evans House
Buildings
Jacob Wills HouseBuilding
Cropwell Friends Meeting HouseBuilding
Thomas Hollinshead HouseBuilding
William and Susan Evans HouseBuilding
Evans-Cooper HouseBuilding
John Inskeep HomesteadBuilding
Thomas and Mary Evens HouseBuilding
Stokes-Evans HouseBuilding
All 9 listings
Amos Evans HouseBuilding · listed 1994

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Greentree1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCherry Hill Township5 historic placesB−Waterford TownshipIts storyBMarlton2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAtcoIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMedford Township3 historic placesB−Voorhees Township2 historic placesC−Berlin TownshipIts storyDMount Laurel Township5 historic placesB−

Questions about Evesham Township’s history

What year was Evesham Township founded?

In 1688, according to Wikidata. Evesham Township’s post office opened in 1808, and the census of 1800 counted 3,381 people here.

How does Evesham Township rank for history?

Evesham Township is more historic than 65% of U.S. towns, #218 of 468 in New Jersey. 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 Evesham Township?

9 listings: 9 buildings, among them the Jacob Wills House (listed 1990, the first). 18 historic buildings in all.

How old are the homes in Evesham Township?

2% of Evesham Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1986.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (9), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.