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History · Tuckerton

Tuckerton dates to 1901, and 16% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 44% of U.S. towns · #343 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Its Register listings are the Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House and the Bartlett-Rockhill-Bartlett House. Below: 3 old photos and papers, maps from 1888 on, and the census since 1910.

1901founded
2on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
2famous people
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From Tuckerton’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Tuckerton began

When was Tuckerton founded?

1901

Tuckerton dates its founding to 1901 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 1,268 in 19102020 census: 3,577125 years

How historic is Tuckerton?

C+

More historic than 44% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Tuckerton’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Tuckerton is more historic than 44% of U.S. towns, #343 of 468 in New Jersey. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

C+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Tuckerton’s overall grade.
Founding era1901, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 194016.2% of homes (±6.8) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%BNational Register2 listings, 3 historic buildings, 8.2 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 44%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 27%

New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Tuckerton’s 8.2 sits above most of its state (67% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 3 historic buildings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.8 points). Two sources give 1901.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Tuckerton’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 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18886 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1995. Watch Tuckerton change.Lost villages4 hamlets and corners are still on the map.
★ What stands out · Help out

Start Tuckerton’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tuckerton’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
2 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewTuckertonRR1911: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Tuckerton on the map, 1888 to 1995

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

Tuckerton on the 1888 USGS mapTuckerton on the 1893 USGS mapTuckerton on the 1942 USGS mapTuckerton on the 1952 USGS mapTuckerton on the 1972 USGS mapTuckerton on the 1995 USGS map1888Little Egg Harbor 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 Tuckerton.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Parkers LandingScow LandingTuckerton ShoresWest Tuckerton Landing
1cemetery inside Tuckerton
Greenwood

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story

How Tuckerton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Tuckerton.

Read it all →

The area that is now Tuckerton was settled in 1698. Some of the early settlers were Andrews, Falkinburgs, Shourds, Ongs, Willets and Osborns. Edward Andrews, settled on the east side of Pohatcong Creek; his brother, Mordecai Andrews settled on the west side of the same creek. Edward, tired of going to Mount Holly Township with his grain, constructed a cedar log grist mill on the site of a dam built by beavers at the mouth of what is known as Tuckerton Creek. He built the grist mill in 1704, and it still stands to this day.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Tuckerton, 1765 to 1933

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1765Born hereEzra Baker is born here
  3. 19th century
  4. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1898Born hereW. Steelman Mathis is born here
  6. 20th century
  7. 1901
    FoundingTuckerton is established
  8. 1911In the archiveTuckertonRR1911
  9. 1933In the archiveDETAIL OF ENTRY ON NORTH FACADE - Tuckerton Library, 380 Bay Avenue
By decade

Tuckerton, decade by decade

2 decades in the archive, from the 1910s to the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s–1930s3 items
TuckertonRR19111911TuckertonRR1911DETAIL OF ENTRY ON NORTH FACADE - Tuckerton Library, 380 Bay Avenue1933DETAIL OF ENTRY ON NORTH FACADE - Tuckerton Library, …DETAIL OF FACADE LOOKING NORTHWEST - Tuckerton Emporium, West Main and Water Streets1933DETAIL OF FACADE LOOKING NORTHWEST - Tuckerton Empori…
1940s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Add from your album
Today9 recent
Little Borough Hall, Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 20242024Little Borough Hall, Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 2024Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 20242024Holy Spirit Episcopal Church, Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 2024First Presbyterian Church of Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 20242024First Presbyterian Church of Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 2024Chief Pohatcong statue, Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 20242024Chief Pohatcong statue, Tuckerton, NJ, Dec. 2024BARTLETT-ROCKHILL-BARTLETT HOUSE2021BARTLETT-ROCKHILL-BARTLETT HOUSEMarshlands on the New Jersey Shore near Tuckerton, New Jersey2017Marshlands on the New Jersey Shore near Tuckerton, Ne…Hurricane Sandy overflight assesment DVIDS11239722012Hurricane Sandy overflight assesment DVIDS1123972Camarostew2009CamarostewTuckerton nj 0292005Tuckerton nj 029
Every building

Tuckerton, building by building, 1895–1909

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Tuckerton fire insurance map, 1895, sheet 11895Sheet 1 of 1
Edition
Sheets
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

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.

TuckertonRR1911
Retake this viewTuckertonRR1911, 1911

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

Retake this view · +15
On the National Register

2 historic places in Tuckerton

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
2002
Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House
Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting HouseBartlett-Rockhill-Bartlett House
Buildings
Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting HouseBuilding
All 2 listings
Bartlett-Rockhill-Bartlett HouseBuilding · listed 2012

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

People over time

Tuckerton, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0001920194019601980200020203,577

Grew from 1,268 people in 1910 to 3,577 in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Tuckerton

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

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E
Ezra BakerAmerican politician · b. 1765
W
W. Steelman MathisAmerican politician · b. 1898

Questions about Tuckerton’s history

What year was Tuckerton founded?

In 1901, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1910 counted 1,268 people here.

How does Tuckerton rank for history?

Tuckerton is more historic than 44% of U.S. towns, #343 of 468 in New Jersey. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Tuckerton?

Two places: the Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting House (listed 2002) and the Bartlett-Rockhill-Bartlett House (2012).

How old are the homes in Tuckerton?

16% of Tuckerton’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.8 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1975.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (11), the Library of Congress (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.