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History · Pine Hill

Pine Hill dates to 1929, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 20% of U.S. towns · #442 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Most of Pine Hill was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Its Register listing is the Isaac Tomlinson House. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1888 on, and the census since 1930.

1929founded
1on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Pine Hill began

When was Pine Hill founded?

1929

Pine Hill dates its founding to 1929 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 1,392 in 19302020 census: 10,74397 years

How historic is Pine Hill?

C−

More historic than 20% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Pine Hill’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pine Hill is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #442 of 468 in New Jersey. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Hill’s overall grade.
Founding era1929, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 19406.4% of homes (±2.7) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register1 listing, 0.9 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 20%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 6%

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 Pine Hill’s 0.9 sits below most of its state (32% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share (±2.7 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1929.

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 Pine Hill’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 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18886 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1981. Watch Pine Hill change.
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Start Pine Hill’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pine Hill’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

Pine Hill on the map, 1888 to 1981

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

Pine Hill on the 1888 USGS mapPine Hill on the 1894 USGS mapPine Hill on the 1942 USGS mapPine Hill on the 1953 USGS mapPine Hill on the 1967 USGS mapPine Hill on the 1981 USGS map1888Mount 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 Pine Hill.

The story so far

Pine Hill, in brief

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

Pine Hill is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,743, an increase of 510 (+5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 10,233, which in turn reflected a decline of 647 (−5.9%) from the 10,880 counted in the 2000 census. Pine Hill was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities, including Hi-Nella Borough, Lindenwold Borough, Pine Valley Borough, and Somerdale Borough, created on that same date. Earlier known as Mont Ararat or Clementon Heights, the name "Pine Hill" was chosen to reflect the trees a…

Pine Hill was established in 1929. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 10,233 to 10,743 (+5%).

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

Timeline

Pine Hill, 1888 to 1994

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1929
    FoundingPine Hill is established
  5. 1986Born hereJermaine Jones is born here
  6. 1994Born hereNick Walker is born here
By decade

Pine Hill, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Census Bureau map ofDate?Census Bureau map ofMap
Today7 recent
Pine Hill, NJ welcome sign, CR 687 nb, Nov. 20242024Pine Hill, NJ welcome sign, CR 687 nb, Nov. 2024Pine Hill, NJ municipal building, Nov. 20242024Pine Hill, NJ municipal building, Nov. 2024Pine Hill, NJ community center, Nov. 20242024Pine Hill, NJ community center, Nov. 2024Pine Hill, NJ Veterans Memorial Park, Nov. 20242024Pine Hill, NJ Veterans Memorial Park, Nov. 2024Overbrook High School, NJ, Nov. 20242024Overbrook High School, NJ, Nov. 2024Tomlinson House Camden County NJ2011Tomlinson House Camden County NJBelieved to be Al Capones house2011Believed to be Al Capones house
On the National Register

1 historic place in Pine Hill

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2005
Isaac Tomlinson House
Isaac Tomlinson House
Buildings
Isaac Tomlinson HouseBuilding

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

People over time

Pine Hill, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00019401960198020002020Peak: 10,880

Between 1,392 and 10,880 people in every census since 1930.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Pine Hill

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

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Nick WalkerBodybuilder from the United States · b. 1994
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Jermaine JonesSinger · b. 1986
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Pine Valley

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Gloucester Township7 historic placesA−SicklervilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClementonIts storyC+Berlin2 historic placesBLindenwoldIts storyC−

Questions about Pine Hill’s history

What year was Pine Hill founded?

In 1929, according to Wikidata. the census of 1930 counted 1,392 people here.

How does Pine Hill rank for history?

Pine Hill is more historic than 20% of U.S. towns, #442 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 Pine Hill?

One place: the Isaac Tomlinson House (listed 2005).

How old are the homes in Pine Hill?

6% of Pine Hill’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.7 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1977.

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 (8), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.