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History · Vauxhall

Vauxhall’s post office opened in 1909, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

1909first post office
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26%homes built before 1940
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How Vauxhall began

When was Vauxhall founded?

1909

The Vauxhall post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 5,251117 years
Founding year: the first Vauxhall post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Vauxhall’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 Vauxhall are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Vauxhall’s homes were built before 1957.
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The story so far

Vauxhall, in brief

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

Vauxhall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Union Township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Vauxhall borders Millburn, Maplewood and Springfield. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07088. As of the 2020 census, Vauxhall had a population of 5,251. Vauxhall is home to The Home Depot Superstore, that at 217,000 square feet (20,200 m2) was the chain's largest store in the world as of 2012.

Its first post office opened in 1909.

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

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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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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Vauxhall

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Lawrence E. RobertsUnited States Air Force officer · b. 1922
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Amalya Lyle KearseAmerican judge and bridge player · b. 1937
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Union Township4 historic placesA−Millburn Township1 historic placeA−Springfield Township4 historic placesB+

Questions about Vauxhall’s history

What year was Vauxhall founded?

The Vauxhall post office opened in 1909, 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 →

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