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History · Westmont

Westmont’s post office opened in 1889, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1891 on and old-book passages.

1889first post office
2on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Westmont began

When was Westmont founded?

1889

The Westmont post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 13,726137 years
Founding year: the first Westmont post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Westmont’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 Westmont 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 1994. Watch Westmont change.Old housesHalf of Westmont’s homes were built before 1955.
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Start Westmont’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Westmont on the map, 1891 to 1994

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

Westmont on the 1891 USGS mapWestmont on the 1920 USGS mapWestmont on the 1949 USGS mapWestmont on the 1967 USGS mapWestmont on the 1973 USGS mapWestmont on the 1984 USGS mapWestmont on the 1994 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 Westmont.

The story so far

Westmont, in brief

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

Westmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Haddon Township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08108. As of the 2020 census, Westmont had a population of 13,726. The downtown portion of the township is known as Westmont, a name probably derived from a noted harness racing horse.

Its first post office opened in 1889.

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Westmont in 1886

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

Westmont.— The village of Westmont lies between Collingswood and Haddonfield, and was formerly called Rowandtown, from the family of Rowands, that over a hundred years ago owned the larm on which it is situated. John Rowand was a blacksmith and had a shop at the place, and Jacob Rowand later opened…
The history of Camden county, New Jersey1886Read the page →
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Westmont.— The village of Westmont lies between Collingswood and Haddonfield, and was formerly called Rowandtown, from the family of Rowands, that over a hundred years ago owned the larm on which it is situated. John Rowand was a blacksmith and had a shop at the place, and Jacob Rowand later opened a store, which after a few years was closed, and later opened by Dayton

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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

No old photos in the archives yet

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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On the National Register

2 historic places in Westmont

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

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Westmont

Nobody well known was born in Westmont itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ali LarterAmerican actress and model · b. 1976
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Lauren CohanAmerican-British actress · b. 1982
Cristin MiliotiAmerican actress and singer · b. 1985
Kellyanne ConwaySenior Counselor to the President of the United… · b. 1967
Mike BibbyAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1978
Phil ZimmermannCreator of Pretty Good Privacy · b. 1954
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Haddon Township3 historic placesACollingswood6 historic placesAHaddonfield6 historic placesA+Golden TriangleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCherry Hill Township5 historic placesB−AudubonIts storyB−Oaklyn1 historic placeA

Questions about Westmont’s history

What year was Westmont founded?

The Westmont post office opened in 1889, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.