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Weymouth Township dates to 1798, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 63% of U.S. towns · #234 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Most of Weymouth Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Its Register listing is the Belcoville Post Office. Below: maps from 1890 on and the census since 1810.

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Quick answers

How Weymouth Township began

When was Weymouth Township founded?

1798

Weymouth Township dates its founding to 1798 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1810.

First census: 1,029 in 18102020 census: 2,614228 years

How historic is Weymouth Township?

B

More historic than 63% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1898.
History grade

What drives Weymouth Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Weymouth Township is more historic than 63% of U.S. towns, #234 of 468 in New Jersey. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Weymouth Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1798, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19409.7% of homes (±5.0) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%B−National Register1 listing, 3.7 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 63%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 50%

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 Weymouth Township’s 3.7 sits near the middle of its state (50% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1798.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.0 points).

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 Weymouth Township’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 Weymouth Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1830 and 1890, then grew 4-fold.On the map since 18906 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1994. Watch Weymouth Township change.Lost villages1 post office opened and closed inside today’s Weymouth Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.
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Start Weymouth Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Weymouth Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00018501900195020001,270 in 1830Low: 538

Lost half of its people between 1830 and 1890, then grew 4-fold.

22 censuses, 1810–2020.

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

On the map

Weymouth Township on the map, 1890 to 1994

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

Weymouth Township on the 1890 USGS mapWeymouth Township on the 1918 USGS mapWeymouth Township on the 1941 USGS mapWeymouth Township on the 1956 USGS mapWeymouth Township on the 1972 USGS mapWeymouth Township on the 1994 USGS map1890Tuckahoe 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 Weymouth Township.

The story so far

Weymouth Township, in brief

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

Weymouth Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,614, a decrease of 101 (−3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,715, which in turn reflected an increase of 458 (+20.3%) from the 2,257 counted in the 2000 census. Named for Weymouth, Dorset, the township was created as a constablewick in 1694 and was known in its early days as "New Waymouth Township". Weymouth Township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1798, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, while the area was still part of Gloucester County, and was incorporated nine days later. Portions of the t…

Weymouth Township was established in 1798. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,715 to 2,614 (-4%).

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

Timeline

Weymouth Township, 1798 to 2010

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1798
    FoundingWeymouth Township is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1898Post officeThe Dorothy post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1918Post officeThe Belcoville post office opens
  8. 1919Post officeThe Belcoville post office closes
  9. 21st century
  10. 2010CensusPopulation peaks at 2,715
By decade

Weymouth Township, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Weymouth Township Board of Education2024Weymouth Township Board of EducationBelcoville, NJ volunteer fire company, Dec. 20242024Belcoville, NJ volunteer fire company, Dec. 2024Belcoville, NJ post office and memorial, Dec. 20242024Belcoville, NJ post office and memorial, Dec. 2024Belco Liqours2021Belco LiqoursBelcoville Post Office NRHP2010Belcoville Post Office NRHPWeymouth twp nj 0012005Weymouth twp nj 001
On the National Register

1 historic place in Weymouth Township

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

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2008
Belcoville Post Office
Belcoville Post Office
Buildings
Belcoville Post OfficeBuilding

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Weymouth Township

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

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Gregory Goodwin PincusAmerican biochemist · b. 1903
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Steven S. DeKnightAmerican television screenwriter, producer, and… · b. 1965
Logan Pearsall SmithBritish American-born writer · b. 1865
Anne WaldmanAmerican poet · b. 1945
Rhoda ScottAmerican musician · b. 1938
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Darren DrozdovAmerican professional wrestler and football pla… · b. 1969
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Belcoville, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Dorothy
1898–today
Belcoville
1918–1919
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BelcovilleDorothyHigh Bank Landing

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Estell Manor3 historic placesC+DorothyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMaurice River Township2 historic placesAHamilton Township4 historic placesA−Mays Landing3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Weymouth Township’s history

What year was Weymouth Township founded?

In 1798, according to Wikidata. Weymouth Township’s post office opened in 1898, and the census of 1810 counted 1,029 people here.

How does Weymouth Township rank for history?

Weymouth Township is more historic than 63% of U.S. towns, #234 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 Weymouth Township?

One place: the Belcoville Post Office (listed 2008).

How old are the homes in Weymouth Township?

10% of Weymouth Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.0 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1988.

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).

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.