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History · Tavistock

Tavistock dates to 1921, and 100% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1891 on, and the census since 1930.

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0on the National Register
100%homes built before 1940
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From Tavistock’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Tavistock began

When was Tavistock founded?

1921

Tavistock dates its founding to 1921 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 20 in 19302020 census: 9105 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Tavistock’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 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18913 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1943. Watch Tavistock change.Boom and bustPeaked at 35 in 1990; 9 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Tavistock’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tavistock’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 photo2 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewGill Homestead at Tavistock: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Tavistock on the map, 1891 to 1943

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

Tavistock on the 1891 USGS mapTavistock on the 1920 USGS mapTavistock on the 1943 USGS map1891Philadelphia 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 Tavistock.

People over time

Tavistock, census by census

019401960198020002020Peak: 35

Peaked at 35 in 1990; 9 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

The story so far

Tavistock, in brief

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

Tavistock 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 9, an increase of 4 (+80.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5, which in turn reflected a decline of 19 (−79.2%) from the 24 counted in the 2000 census. As of the 2020 census, Tavistock's population was the second-smallest municipal population in the state of New Jersey; Walpack Township had a population of 7. Tavistock was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 16, 1921. Its territory was drawn from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township. The name of the borough came from the estate in England of a family of ea…

Tavistock was established in 1921. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5 to 9 (+80%).

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

Timeline

Tavistock, 1891 to 1990

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1921
    FoundingTavistock is established
  5. 1990CensusPopulation peaks at 35
By decade

Tavistock, decade by decade

Date unknown2 to date
Census Bureau map ofDate?Census Bureau map ofMapGill Homestead at TavistockDate?Gill Homestead at Tavistock
Today2 recent
Tavistock, NJ borough hall, Dec. 20242024Tavistock, NJ borough hall, Dec. 2024Tavistock Country Club clubhouse, Dec. 20242024Tavistock Country Club clubhouse, Dec. 2024
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.

Gill Homestead at Tavistock
Retake this viewGill Homestead at Tavistock

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

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Haddonfield6 historic placesA+Lawnside2 historic placesC+

Questions about Tavistock’s history

What year was Tavistock founded?

In 1921, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1930 counted 20 people here.

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 (3), the Library of Congress (1), 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.