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History · Mays Landing

Mays Landing’s post office opened in 1806, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

3 places in town are on the National Register. Below: 2 old photos and papers from 1910 on.

1806first post office
3on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
5famous people
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From Mays Landing’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Mays Landing began

When was Mays Landing founded?

1806

The Mays Landing post office opened in 1806, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 5,603220 years
Founding year: the first Mays Landing post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Mays Landing’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 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1806: 220 years of Mays Landing.
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Start Mays Landing’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Timeline

Mays Landing, 1910 to 2002

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1910In the archiveMay's Landing, N. J
  3. 1969Born hereDarren Drozdov is born here
  4. 1992Born hereCarmen Cincotti is born here
  5. 1995Born hereBrandon Bell is born here
  6. 21st century
  7. 2002Born hereMax Melton is born here
The story

How Mays Landing came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mays Landing.

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The community was named for Captain George May, who sailed the Great Egg Harbor River in 1740, and purchased land in the area in 1756. The location was suitable for building ships using local timber and iron from Weymouth foundries. In February 1837, Atlantic County was created and Mays Landing was established as the county seat. The Atlantic County Courthouse was built here in 1838.

ChaptersWeymouth Furnace/Forge

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Mays Landing, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s2 items
May's Landing, N. J1910May's Landing, N. JMay's Landing, N. J1910May's Landing, N. J
1920s–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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Today4 recent
177th SFS hosts active shooter training 140924-Z-NI803-0762014177th SFS hosts active shooter training 140924-Z-NI80…177th SFS hosts active shooter training 140924-Z-NI803-0292014177th SFS hosts active shooter training 140924-Z-NI80…Census Bureau map of2008Census Bureau map ofMapGreat Egg Harbor River2006Great Egg Harbor River
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.

May's Landing, N. J
Retake this viewMay's Landing, N. J, 1910

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

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On the National Register

3 listings protect 261 historic buildings

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

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
261
each building in a district counts

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

Famous people

5 famous people were born in Mays Landing

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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D
Darren DrozdovAmerican professional wrestler and football pla… · b. 1969
M
Max MeltonAmerican football cornerback · b. 2002
B
Brandon BellAmerican football player · b. 1995
C
Carmen CincottiAmerican competitive eater · b. 1992
R
Ronnie FaisstAmerican motorcycle racer · b. 1977
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Hamilton Township4 historic placesA−Weymouth Township1 historic placeB

Questions about Mays Landing’s history

What year was Mays Landing founded?

The Mays Landing post office opened in 1806, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.