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History · Thorofare

Thorofare’s post office opened in 1883, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1891 on.

1883first post office
0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Thorofare began

When was Thorofare founded?

1883

The Thorofare post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,806143 years
Founding year: the first Thorofare post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Thorofare’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 Thorofare are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18917 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1995. Watch Thorofare change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Thorofare’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Thorofare on the map, 1891 to 1995

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

Thorofare on the 1891 USGS mapThorofare on the 1920 USGS mapThorofare on the 1949 USGS mapThorofare on the 1951 USGS mapThorofare on the 1967 USGS mapThorofare on the 1986 USGS mapThorofare on the 1995 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 Thorofare.

The story so far

Thorofare, in brief

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

Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08086. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 2,806. As of the 2000 census, the population of a different geographic entity containing Thorofare, namely ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08086, was 5,424. Checkpoint Systems is headquartered in Thorofare.

Its first post office opened in 1883.

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

By decade

Thorofare, decade by decade

Today1 recent
West Deptford Twp., NJ municipal building, May 20222022West Deptford Twp., NJ municipal building, May 2022
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

West Deptford Township2 historic placesCNational Park2 historic placesA

Questions about Thorofare’s history

What year was Thorofare founded?

The Thorofare post office opened in 1883, 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 (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.