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White Township dates to 1913, and 15% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 19% of U.S. towns · #443 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1891 on, and the census since 1920.

1913founded
0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0
Quick answers

How White Township began

When was White Township founded?

1913

White Township dates its founding to 1913 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 1,161 in 19202020 census: 4,606113 years

How historic is White Township?

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More historic than 19% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1828.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives White Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, White Township is more historic than 19% of U.S. towns, #443 of 468 in New Jersey. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of White Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1913, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 194014.5% of homes (±9.6) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%BNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical NJ town 3.7 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 19%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 5%

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 White Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (12% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1913.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±9.6 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 White Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages4 post offices opened and closed inside today’s White Township, and 10 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18917 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1992. Watch White Township change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Serepta
1828–1869
Bridgeville
1840–1930
Buttzville
1877–today
Hazen
1880–1901
Cornish
1900–1909
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BridgevilleButtzvilleCornishFoul RiftHazenLommasons GlenManunka ChunkPequestSareptaSummerfield
Gone or out of use
Oxford Quarrymine
1cemetery inside White Township
Hazen

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

Help out

Start White Township’s collection

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

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

White Township on the map, 1891 to 1992

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

White Township on the 1891 USGS mapWhite Township on the 1936 USGS mapWhite Township on the 1942 USGS mapWhite Township on the 1953 USGS mapWhite Township on the 1971 USGS mapWhite Township on the 1984 USGS mapWhite Township on the 1992 USGS map1891Delaware Water Gap 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 White Township.

The story

How White Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of White Township.

Read it all →

The township was named after Alexander White I, who came to the area sometime before 1760 and built a stone mansion called "White Hall".In 1762 the wife of Alexander, Mary McMurtrie's father Joseph McMurtrie died. In his will he gave his children his lands, in (part) the will states, "Mary shall build at the springs, at the line under little hill and have it for her lifetime". The couple would build their stone mansion there, and it would go-on to be described as " the most formidable dwelling", and "most enduring monument to colonial times" in Warren County. General George Washington and William Henry Harrison stopped at "White Hall" on their way back from the Sun Inn, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Washington's encampment in Morristown. William Henry Harrison delivered a presidential campaign speech from the balcony. White Hall would burned down in 1924.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

White Township, 1828 to 1930

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1828Post officeThe Serepta post office opens
  3. 1840Post officeThe Bridgeville post office opens
  4. 1869Post officeThe Serepta post office closes
  5. 1877Post officeThe Buttzville post office opens
  6. 1891On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 20th century
  8. 1913
    FoundingWhite Township is established
  9. 1930Post officeThe Bridgeville post office closes
By decade

White Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Census Bureau map of White Township, New JerseyDate?Census Bureau map of White Township, New JerseyMap
Today9 recent
First Oxford Presbyterian Church, Hazen, NJ, Jan. 20262026First Oxford Presbyterian Church, Hazen, NJ, Jan. 2026Flickr - Nicholas T - Precipitation2012Flickr - Nicholas T - PrecipitationFlickr - Nicholas T - Diverged2012Flickr - Nicholas T - DivergedFlickr - Nicholas T - Distance2012Flickr - Nicholas T - DistanceDistance2012DistanceWhite Township Fallow2009White Township FallowFlickr - Nicholas T - Burgeoning (1)2007Flickr - Nicholas T - Burgeoning (1)Near Belvidere (New Jersey)2006Near Belvidere (New Jersey)White twp nj2005White twp nj
People over time

White Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,000192019401960198020002020Peak: 4,882

Between 1,161 and 4,882 people in every census since 1920.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to White Township

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

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Ernest SchellingAmerican conductor · b. 1876
Ely MooreAmerican congressman for New York · b. 1798
Henry S. HarrisAmerican politician · b. 1850
Philip JohnsonAmerican politician · b. 1818
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Christian SharpsAmerican inventor, American Civil War industria… · b. 1810
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Don HumeAmerican racing driver · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Belvidere1 historic placeA+Oxford Township3 historic placesABrookfieldIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townButtzvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHarmony Township2 historic placesAHutchinsonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHope Township2 historic placesAKnowlton Township4 historic placesA+

Questions about White Township’s history

What year was White Township founded?

In 1913, according to Wikidata. White Township’s post office opened in 1828, and the census of 1920 counted 1,161 people here.

How does White Township rank for history?

White Township is more historic than 19% of U.S. towns, #443 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.

How old are the homes in White Township?

15% of White Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±9.6 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1991.

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 (10), Wikipedia, 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.