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History · Newark Valley

Newark Valley’s post office opened in 1828, and 50% of its homes were built before 1940

6 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 1830.

1828first post office
6on the National Register
50%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Newark Valley began

When was Newark Valley founded?

1828

The Newark Valley post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 1,029 in 18302020 census: 928198 years
Founding year: the first Newark Valley post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Newark Valley’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 Newark Valley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1969. Watch Newark Valley change.Old housesHalf of Newark Valley’s homes were built before 1938.Landmarks on the Register6 places on the National Register.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newark Valley’s history is told.

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On the map

Newark Valley on the map, 1901 to 1969

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

Newark Valley on the 1901 USGS mapNewark Valley on the 1956 USGS mapNewark Valley on the 1969 USGS map1901Apalachin 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 Newark Valley.

The story

How Newark Valley came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Newark Valley.

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The first permanent settlers arrived around 1791. This area was called Brown's Settlement and was part of the Town of Berkshire until it was organized as the "Town of Westville" in 1823. In 1824, the town changed its name to "Newark," at the suggestion of a settler from New Jersey, but then changed the name to Newark Valley in 1862, to avoid conflict with the name of a village in Wayne County.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Newark Valley in 1900

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

days, reached their destination on April 1, 1791, and on that day founded what was for many years known in local annals as Brown’s Settlement, but in later years as old town of Berkshire, and still later the towns of Berkshire, Newark Valley, and Ricliford. In the course of their journey the party …
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days, reached their destination on April 1, 1791, and on that day founded what was for many years known in local annals as Brown’s Settlement, but in later years as old town of Berkshire, and still later the towns of Berkshire, Newark Valley, and Ricliford. In the course of their journey the party was compelled to leave a part of their goods at Oquaga, and after they had arrived at and established the settlement all the pioneers except young Wilson returned to Oquaga for the needed supplies. In their ab-

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In the town of Newark Valley, as erected three years later, he found 655 inhabitants. In 1825, the first regular enumeration of inhabitants after the town was set off, was shown a considerable increase over the number as counted by Mi'. Patterson five years before. However, we may briefly turn to t…
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In the town of Newark Valley, as erected three years later, he found 655 inhabitants. In 1825, the first regular enumeration of inhabitants after the town was set off, was shown a considerable increase over the number as counted by Mi'. Patterson five years before. However, we may briefly turn to the census reports and notice the several changes in population in the town from 1825 to the last count in 1892.

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Newark Valley, 1834 to 1901

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1834Born hereHenry Addison DeLand is born here
  3. 1893Born hereEunice Stebbins is born here
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Newark Valley, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Knapp House with Barn2017Knapp House with BarnDaniel Chamberlain House2017Daniel Chamberlain HouseNewark Valley, New York2005Newark Valley, New YorkNewark Valley, New York2005Newark Valley, New YorkNewark Valley, New York2005Newark Valley, New YorkNewark Valley, New York2005Newark Valley, New York
On the National Register

6 historic places in Newark Valley

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

places listed
6
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
12
each building in a district counts

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

People over time

Newark Valley, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5001850190019502000Peak: 4,189

Between 1,029 and 4,189 people in every census since 1830.

20 censuses, 1830–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Newark Valley

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

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Eunice StebbinsAmerican archeologist · b. 1893
Henry Addison DeLandAmerican businessman · b. 1834

Questions about Newark Valley’s history

What year was Newark Valley founded?

The Newark Valley post office opened in 1828, 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 →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.