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Lebanon Reformed Church, Lebanon, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Lebanon Township

Lebanon Township dates to 1926, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 48% of U.S. towns · #314 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 42 buildings. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1890 on, and the census since 1930.

1926founded
2on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Lebanon Township began

When was Lebanon Township founded?

1926

Lebanon Township dates its founding to 1926 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 550 in 19302020 census: 6,195100 years

How historic is Lebanon Township?

B−

More historic than 48% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1801.
History grade

What drives Lebanon Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lebanon Township is more historic than 48% of U.S. towns, #314 of 468 in New Jersey. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lebanon Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1926, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 194012.4% of homes (±4.1) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%B−National Register2 listings, 42 historic buildings, 67.4 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 48%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 33%

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 Lebanon Township’s 67.4 sits above most of its state (83% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 42 historic buildings outnumber those of 84% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to A−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.1 points). Two sources give 1926.

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 Lebanon Township’s past

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

Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Lebanon Township, and 11 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18905 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1970. Watch Lebanon Township change.A historic districtThe New Hampton Historic District takes in 42 historic buildings.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

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

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

New Hampton
1801–1948
White Hall
1835–1865
Anthony
1863–1906
Penwell
1863–1867
Woodglen
1886–1907
18001910today
Hamlets and corners on the map
AnthonyBunnvaleHoffmansLittle BrookMount LebanonNew HamptonNewportPenwellRed MillSpruce RunWoodglen
Gone or out of use
Bunnvale SchoolschoolGlen Gardner QuarrymineSliker Stripairport
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lebanon Township
Lower Valley Presbyterian ChurchMount LebanonSpruce Run Lutheran

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

Help out

Start Lebanon Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Lebanon Township on the map, 1890 to 1970

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

Lebanon Township on the 1890 USGS mapLebanon Township on the 1905 USGS mapLebanon Township on the 1943 USGS mapLebanon Township on the 1954 USGS mapLebanon Township on the 1970 USGS map1890High Bridge 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 Lebanon Township.

The story so far

Lebanon Township, in brief

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

Lebanon (pronounced "LEB-uh-nin") is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,665, the highest ever in any decennial census and an increase of 307 (+22.6%) from the 2010 census count of 1,358, which in turn reflected an increase of 293 (+27.5%) from the 1,065 counted in the 2000 census. Lebanon was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1926, from portions of Clinton Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 20, 1926. Additional portions of Clinton Township were annexed in 1962. The borough is located north of the Round Valley Reservoir. In th…

Lebanon Township was established in 1926. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 6,588 to 6,195 (-6%).

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

Timeline

Lebanon Township, 1801 to 1948

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1801Post officeThe New Hampton post office opens
  3. 1835Post officeThe White Hall post office opens
  4. 1863Post officeThe Anthony post office opens
  5. 1865Post officeThe White Hall post office closes
  6. 1868BuiltNew Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is built
  7. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 20th century
  9. 1906Post officeThe Anthony post office closes
  10. 1926
    FoundingLebanon Township is established
  11. 1948Post officeThe New Hampton post office closes
By decade

Lebanon Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Census Bureau map ofDate?Census Bureau map ofMap
Today3 recent
Borough of Lebanon, NJ Municipal Offices, Dec. 20252025Borough of Lebanon, NJ Municipal Offices, Dec. 2025GG1 in Lebanon Station2007GG1 in Lebanon StationLebanon 019 nj2005Lebanon 019 nj
On the National Register

2 listings protect 42 historic buildings

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
42
each building in a district counts
first listed
1977
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge, built 1868New Hampton Historic District
DistrictsStructures
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss BridgeBuilt 1868
New Hampton Historic DistrictDistrict

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

People over time

Lebanon Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,800194019601980200020201,665

Grew from 550 people in 1930 to 1,665 in 2020, 3 times over.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Mansfield Township5 historic placesAWashington Township4 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTewksbury Township10 historic placesACalifon2 historic placesAUnion Township6 historic placesB+Glen Gardner1 historic placeBAndersonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClinton Township5 historic placesB+Washington Township13 historic placesA−Bethlehem TownshipIts storyB

Questions about Lebanon Township’s history

What year was Lebanon Township founded?

In 1926, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Lebanon Township’s post office opened in 1801, and the census of 1930 counted 550 people here.

How does Lebanon Township rank for history?

Lebanon Township is more historic than 48% of U.S. towns, #314 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 Lebanon Township?

Two places: the New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge (listed 1977) and the New Hampton Historic District (1998).

How old are the homes in Lebanon Township?

12% of Lebanon Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.1 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1974.

Memory lane

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

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Sources

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 (4), the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.