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History · Gillette

Gillette’s post office opened in 1872, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

1872first post office
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Quick answers

How Gillette began

When was Gillette founded?

1872

The Gillette post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,956154 years
Founding year: the first Gillette post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Gillette’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 Gillette are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Gillette’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gillette’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Gillette, in brief

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

Gillette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07933. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP had a population of 2,956.

Its first post office opened in 1872.

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

By decade

Gillette, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Gillette New Jersey river view2012Gillette New Jersey river viewGillette New Jersey river in autumn2012Gillette New Jersey river in autumnGillette New Jersey residential road in autumn2012Gillette New Jersey residential road in autumnSpringfield Ave Bridge 20110930-jag98892011Springfield Ave Bridge 20110930-jag9889NJ Transit Gladstone Branch Bridge 20110930-jag98892011NJ Transit Gladstone Branch Bridge 20110930-jag9889Hillcrest Rd Bridge 20110930-jag98892011Hillcrest Rd Bridge 20110930-jag9889
Famous people

Famous people close to Gillette

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

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Peter DinklageAmerican actor · b. 1969
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James SieAmerican actor · b. 1962
Laura PreponAmerican actress and director · b. 1980
Virginia ApgarAmerican obstetrical anesthesiologist · b. 1909
Bill EvansAmerican jazz pianist · b. 1929
Linda HuntAmerican actress · b. 1945
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Long Hill Township3 historic placesBBerkeley Heights Township3 historic placesB+Warren Township5 historic placesBStirlingIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChatham Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Gillette’s history

What year was Gillette founded?

The Gillette post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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

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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 (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.