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History · Stewartsville

18% of Stewartsville’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1890 on and old-book passages.

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What stands out about Stewartsville’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 Stewartsville 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 1970. Watch Stewartsville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stewartsville’s history is told.

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On the map

Stewartsville on the map, 1890 to 1970

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

Stewartsville on the 1890 USGS mapStewartsville on the 1932 USGS mapStewartsville on the 1943 USGS mapStewartsville on the 1955 USGS mapStewartsville on the 1970 USGS map1890Easton 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 Stewartsville.

The story so far

Stewartsville, in brief

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

Stewartsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Greenwich Township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2020 census, Stewartsville had a population of 636. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08886. The community of Stewartsville was named after Thomas Stewart, a secretary to George Washington, who purchased property in the area in 1793.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 349 to 636 (+82%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Stewartsville in 1929

Passages that mention Stewartsville, cut from the printed page as they were published.

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History and directory of Warren County, New Jersey1929 · page 23SRead the page →
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Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights

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Magnussen, Albert Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights
History and directory of Warren County, New Jersey1929 · page 22SRead the page →
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Magnussen, Albert Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights Stewartsville Heights

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Stewartsville, decade by decade

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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), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.