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History · Pottersville

Pottersville’s post office opened in 1829, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Pottersville was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: 4 old photos and papers from 1935 on.

1829first post office
1on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
4old photos & papers
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From Pottersville’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Pottersville began

When was Pottersville founded?

1829

The Pottersville post office opened in 1829, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 467197 years
Founding year: the first Pottersville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Pottersville’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 4 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1829: 197 years of Pottersville.
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Start Pottersville’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewH. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Pottersville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Pottersville.

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Pottersville was first called Lamington and afterwards Potters Mills. There were mills here as early as 1756 built and owned by William Willet. One Mill still stands on the left side of County Route 512 heading towards Califon. It was originally used for weaving woolen goods and later turned into a grist mill. The first grist mill was built along the Lamington River (Black River), but no longer stands. A commemorative plaque has taken its place.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Pottersville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s4 items
H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville, New Jersey. LOC gsc.5a026661935H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville,…H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville, New Jersey. LOC gsc.5a026661935H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville,…H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville, New Jersey. LOC gsc.5a026671935H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville,…H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville, New Jersey. LOC gsc.5a026671935H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville,…
1940s–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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Today1 recent
1 McCann Mill Road20221 McCann Mill Road
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.

H. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville, New Jersey. LOC gsc.5a02666
Retake this viewH. Sheridan Baketel, M.D., residence in Pottersville, New Jersey. LOC gsc.5a02666, 1935

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

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 44 historic buildings

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
44
each building in a district counts

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Tewksbury Township10 historic placesABedminster Township3 historic placesBChester Township3 historic placesB−Washington Township13 historic placesA−

Questions about Pottersville’s history

What year was Pottersville founded?

The Pottersville post office opened in 1829, 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 (5) and Wikipedia. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.