Lumberton Township’s post office opened in 1848, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 63% of U.S. towns · #229 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Most of Lumberton Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 9 buildings. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1860.
Founding year: the first Lumberton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1860.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Lumberton Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lumberton Township is more historic than 63% of U.S. towns, #229 of 468 in New Jersey. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lumberton Township’s overall grade.
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 Lumberton Township’s 7.8 sits above most of its state (65% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 10 historic buildings outnumber those of 76% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. The pre-1940 share (±1.7 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date; Wikidata gives 1860.
Founding year: the first post office (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 Lumberton Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost half of its people between 1860 and 1930, then grew more than tenfold.
17 censuses, 1860–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lumberton Township’s Wikipedia page.
On the map
Lumberton Township on the map, 1888 to 1981
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lumberton Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1888Mount Holly 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 Lumberton Township.
The Lenape Native Americans were the earliest inhabitants in what is now known as Lumberton. By the 17th century, European colonists began to settle the southwestern part of the township. They cleared wooded areas and established farms centered around Fostertown, an unincorporated community. Eayrestown was founded by Richard and Elizabeth Eayres in the late 1600s and became the first significant settlement in the area. It also served as the center of commerce, thanks to its sawmill. The village of Lumberton emerged from these two neighboring communities.
The Lumberton Township post office opened in 1848, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1860.
How does Lumberton Township rank for history?
Lumberton Township is more historic than 63% of U.S. towns, #229 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 Lumberton Township?
Two places: the Jonathan Haines House (listed 1976) and the Eayres Plantation and Mill Site (1986).
How old are the homes in Lumberton Township?
4% of Lumberton Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.7 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1990.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.
