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History · Newtonville

Newtonville’s post office opened in 1904

Most of Newtonville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1980. Below: maps from 1890 on.

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How Newtonville began

When was Newtonville founded?

1904

The Newtonville post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 742122 years
Founding year: the first Newtonville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Newtonville’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 Newtonville 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 1972. Watch Newtonville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newtonville’s history is told.

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On the map

Newtonville on the map, 1890 to 1972

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

Newtonville on the 1890 USGS mapNewtonville on the 1919 USGS mapNewtonville on the 1942 USGS mapNewtonville on the 1953 USGS mapNewtonville on the 1972 USGS map1890Hammonton 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 Newtonville.

The story so far

Newtonville, in brief

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

Newtonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Newtonville had a population of 742. Newtonville is located on a Conrail line 4.7 miles (7.6 km) east-northeast of Buena. Newtonville has a post office with ZIP Code 08346.

Its first post office opened in 1904.

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

By decade

Newtonville, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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Famous people

Famous people close to Newtonville

Nobody well known was born in Newtonville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jill BidenAmerican educator and First Lady of the United … · b. 1951
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Ray BlanchardAmerican-Canadian sexologist · b. 1945
Victor MooreAmerican stage and film actor · b. 1876
Rhoda ScottAmerican musician · b. 1938
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Darren DrozdovAmerican professional wrestler and football pla… · b. 1969
Isiah PachecoAmerican football player · b. 2000
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Folsom1 historic placeC+Buena Vista TownshipIts storyC−

Questions about Newtonville’s history

What year was Newtonville founded?

The Newtonville post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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

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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) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.