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History · New Village

New Village’s post office opened in 1821, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1890 on and old-book passages.

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How New Village began

When was New Village founded?

1821

The New Village post office opened in 1821, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 399205 years
Founding year: the first New Village post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about New Village’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of New Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18905 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1970. Watch New Village change.Deep rootsA post office since 1821: 205 years of New Village.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Village’s history is told.

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On the map

New Village on the map, 1890 to 1970

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

New Village on the 1890 USGS mapNew Village on the 1932 USGS mapNew Village on the 1943 USGS mapNew Village on the 1955 USGS mapNew Village on the 1970 USGS map1890Easton 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 New Village.

The story so far

New Village, in brief

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

New Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, that was created as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2020 census, New Village had a population of 399.

Its first post office opened in 1821. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 421 to 399 (-5%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about New Village in 1929

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

About three miles from Montana on the road to New Village is an old forgotten graveyard. It is said that this was an old Quaker burying ground, and that a settlement of that faith stood near this site a great many years ago. The tombstones are of sandstone, and time has obliterated the names and da…
History and directory of Warren County, New Jersey1929 · page 20Read the page →
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About three miles from Montana on the road to New Village is an old forgotten graveyard. It is said that this was an old Quaker burying ground, and that a settlement of that faith stood near this site a great many years ago. The tombstones are of sandstone, and time has obliterated the names and dates, so we have no definite knowledge concerning the Quaker settlement.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

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

By decade

New Village, decade by decade

Today6 recent
NJ Route 57 eb in New Village (3), Dec. 20252025NJ Route 57 eb in New Village (3), Dec. 2025NJ Route 57 eb in New Village (2), Dec. 20252025NJ Route 57 eb in New Village (2), Dec. 2025NJ Route 57 eb in New Village (1), Dec. 20252025NJ Route 57 eb in New Village (1), Dec. 2025NJ Route 57 eb entering New Village, Dec. 20252025NJ Route 57 eb entering New Village, Dec. 2025Former church, New Village, NJ, Dec. 20252025Former church, New Village, NJ, Dec. 20252018-06-28 17 18 08 View east along New Jersey State Route 57 just east of Montana Road and Stewartsville Road in Frank…20182018-06-28 17 18 08 View east along New Jersey State …

Questions about New Village’s history

What year was New Village founded?

The New Village post office opened in 1821, 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 (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.