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Harrisonville’s post office opened in 1841, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Harrisonville began

When was Harrisonville founded?

1841

The Harrisonville post office opened in 1841, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 306185 years
Founding year: the first Harrisonville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Harrisonville’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 Harrisonville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Harrisonville’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1841: 185 years of Harrisonville.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harrisonville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Harrisonville, in brief

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

Harrisonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within South Harrison Township, in Gloucester, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Harrisonville had a population of 306. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08039.

Its first post office opened in 1841.

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

By decade

Harrisonville, decade by decade

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St. John's United Methodist Church, Harrisonville, NJ, Nov. 20242024St. John's United Methodist Church, Harrisonville, NJ…Harrisonville, NJ fire department, Nov. 20242024Harrisonville, NJ fire department, Nov. 2024Gloucester, NJ CR 617 nb at CR 668, Nov. 20242024Gloucester, NJ CR 617 nb at CR 668, Nov. 2024Gloucester CR 617 sb in Harrisonville, NJ, Nov. 20242024Gloucester CR 617 sb in Harrisonville, NJ, Nov. 2024Gloucester CR 617 nb in Harrisonville, NJ, Nov. 20242024Gloucester CR 617 nb in Harrisonville, NJ, Nov. 2024Farrell Road wb approaching CR 617, Harrisonville, NJ, Nov. 20242024Farrell Road wb approaching CR 617, Harrisonville, NJ…
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History across the town line

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Questions about Harrisonville’s history

What year was Harrisonville founded?

The Harrisonville post office opened in 1841, 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 (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.