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History · Sewell

Sewell’s post office opened in 1884, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Sewell was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992.

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Quick answers

How Sewell began

When was Sewell founded?

1884

The Sewell post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 3,346142 years
Founding year: the first Sewell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Sewell’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 Sewell are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sewell’s history is told.

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The story so far

Sewell, in brief

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

Sewell ( SOOL) is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community within Mantua Township, Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. There are also areas around Sewell in Washington Township. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 3,346. The CDP was named after United States Senator William Joyce Sewell. The community is served as U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 08080. Sewell is home to Rowan College of South Jersey. Sewell is also the site of the Inversand marl pit, the last operational greensand mine in the world. The location has become renowned for its paleontology and is similar to many of the sites st…

Its first post office opened in 1884.

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

Timeline

Sewell, 1971 to 2000

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1971Born hereJohn Zandig is born here
  3. 1974Born hereAntony Jordan is born here
  4. 1995Born hereAnthony DeAngelo is born here
  5. 21st century
  6. 2000Born hereEmily Gray is born here
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Sewell

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

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

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

Famous people

5 famous people were born in Sewell

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

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Anthony DeAngeloAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1995
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John ZandigAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1971
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Antony JordanAmerican football player · b. 1974
Emily GrayAmerican soccer player · b. 2000
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Ryan D'ImperioAmerican football player · b. 1987
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Mantua Township3 historic placesC+Deptford Township1 historic placeBWenonah1 historic placeB+Washington Township1 historic placeC+

Questions about Sewell’s history

What year was Sewell founded?

The Sewell post office opened in 1884, 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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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.