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History · Heislerville

Heislerville’s post office opened in 1875

Most of Heislerville was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1960. Below: 3 old photos and papers and maps from 1888 on.

1875first post office
0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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From Heislerville’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Heislerville began, and where its name came from

When was Heislerville founded?

1875

The Heislerville post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 227151 years

How did Heislerville get its name?

Heislerville was named after the Heisler family, prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church established here in 1828.

Founding year: the first Heislerville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Heislerville’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18885 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1972. Watch Heislerville change.Old housesHalf of Heislerville’s homes were built before 1960.
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Start Heislerville’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewPERSPECTIVE VIEW OF MAIN BLOCK AND REAR…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Heislerville on the map, 1888 to 1972

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

Heislerville on the 1888 USGS mapHeislerville on the 1894 USGS mapHeislerville on the 1941 USGS mapHeislerville on the 1957 USGS mapHeislerville on the 1972 USGS map1888Dennisville 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 Heislerville.

The story so far

Heislerville, in brief

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

Heislerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is part of Maurice River Township in Cumberland County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was named after the Heisler family, prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church established here in 1828. As of the 2020 census, Heislerville had a population of 227. The community borders the Maurice River and Delaware Bay; bayshore areas are East Point and Thompson's Beach, now flooded by the state of New Jersey for use as a bird watch conservatory. The East Point Lighthouse was built in 1849, located on the northern side of Delaware Bay at the mouth of the circuitous Maurice River. The lighthouse is a restful…

Its first post office opened in 1875.

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

Timeline

Heislerville, 1876 to 1933

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1876In the archiveCombination atlas map of Cumberland County, New Jersey
  3. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1933In the archivePERSPECTIVE VIEW OF MAIN BLOCK AND REAR WING - House, Main Street and Glade Road
By decade

Heislerville, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1870s to the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
Combination atlas map of Cumberland County, New Jersey1876Combination atlas map of Cumberland County, New JerseyMap
1930s1 item
PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF MAIN BLOCK AND REAR WING - House, Main Street and Glade Road1933PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF MAIN BLOCK AND REAR WING - House,…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Date unknown1 to date
House, Main Street & Glade RoadDate?House, Main Street & Glade Road
Today2 recent
United Methodist Church2021United Methodist ChurchMain Street and Glade Road2021Main Street and Glade Road
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF MAIN BLOCK AND REAR WING - House, Main Street and Glade Road
Retake this viewPERSPECTIVE VIEW OF MAIN BLOCK AND REAR WING - House, Main Street and Glade Road, 1933

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Heislerville’s page.

Retake this view · +15
Famous people

Famous people close to Heislerville

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

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Gregory Goodwin PincusAmerican biochemist · b. 1903
Logan Pearsall SmithBritish American-born writer · b. 1865
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Steven S. DeKnightAmerican television screenwriter, producer, and… · b. 1965
Anne WaldmanAmerican poet · b. 1945
Stedman GrahamAmerican educator and businessman · b. 1951
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William NewellAmerican film actor · b. 1894

Questions about Heislerville’s history

What year was Heislerville founded?

The Heislerville post office opened in 1875, 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 (4), the Library of Congress (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.