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Ringoes’ post office opened in 1834, and 30% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register.

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How Ringoes began

When was Ringoes founded?

1834

The Ringoes post office opened in 1834, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 849192 years
Founding year: the first Ringoes post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Ringoes’ 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 Ringoes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1834: 192 years of Ringoes.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ringoes’s history is told.

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The story

How Ringoes came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Ringoes.

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Ringoes is the oldest known settlement in Hunterdon County, developing around John Ringo's Tavern on the Old York Road, now Route 179. The tavern was the site for many meetings of the Hunterdon Chapter of the Sons of Liberty formed in 1766, meetings especially war related were discussed in this tavern. Most of the community is part of the Ringoes Historic District. The 187-acre (76 ha) historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1999, for its significance in agriculture, architecture, education, industry, exploration, and transportation. The district includes 134 contributing buildings.

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By decade

Ringoes, decade by decade

Today6 recent
St. Andrew's Church site, Cemetery2024St. Andrew's Church site, Cemetery2020-10-18 12 50 35 View north along Hunterdon County Route 579 (Harbourton-Ringoes Road) at New Jersey State Route 179…20202020-10-18 12 50 35 View north along Hunterdon County…2018-06-14 09 35 50 View north along New Jersey State Route 179 (Old York Road) just north of Hunterdon County Route 57…20182018-06-14 09 35 50 View north along New Jersey State…2018-06-13 06 47 49 View north along Hunterdon County Route 579 (John Ringo Road) just north of New Jersey State Route …20182018-06-13 06 47 49 View north along Hunterdon County…2018-06-13 06 43 15 View north along Hunterdon County Route 579 (John Ringo Road) just south of New Jersey State Route …20182018-06-13 06 43 15 View north along Hunterdon County…County Route 579 - New Jersey2012County Route 579 - New Jersey
On the National Register

1 listing protects 134 historic buildings

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

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
134
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.

East Amwell Township6 historic placesA+Raritan Township4 historic placesB−West Amwell Township1 historic placeA

Questions about Ringoes’ history

What year was Ringoes founded?

The Ringoes post office opened in 1834, 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), 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.