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History · Lamington

Lamington’s post office opened in 1872, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: old-book passages.

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How Lamington began

When was Lamington founded?

1872

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

2020 census: 135154 years
Founding year: the first Lamington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lamington’s past

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

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The story so far

Lamington, in brief

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

Lamington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Bedminster Township in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Lamington had a population of 135. It contains the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery and the Lamington Black Cemetery.

Its first post office opened in 1872.

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Lamington in 1900

Passages that mention Lamington, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Rev. Dr. Rodgers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, found it necessary to leave the city, and for a year he ministered to the congregation at Lamington. In 1778, in consequence of the British occupation of Philadelphia, the Synod of Philadelphia met in the Lamington Church.
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Rev. Dr. Rodgers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, found it necessary to leave the city, and for a year he ministered to the congregation at Lamington. In 1778, in consequence of the British occupation of Philadelphia, the Synod of Philadelphia met in the Lamington Church.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 13 historic buildings

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

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Lamington

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John Van DykeAmerican politician · b. 1807
Joseph CaldwellAmerican mathematician · b. 1773
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bedminster Township3 historic placesBTewksbury Township10 historic placesAOldwick2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lamington’s history

What year was Lamington founded?

The Lamington post office opened in 1872, 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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.