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History · New Berlin

New Berlin dates to 1792, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the New Berlin Presbyterian Church and the Old Union County Courthouse. Below: maps from 1893 on and the census since 1840.

1792founded
2on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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How New Berlin began

When was New Berlin founded?

1792

New Berlin dates its founding to 1792 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1840.

First census: 679 in 18402020 census: 801234 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1815.The full story ↓

What stands out about New Berlin’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 New Berlin are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1973. Watch New Berlin change.Deep rootsEstablished in 1792: 234 years of New Berlin.Old housesHalf of New Berlin’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Berlin’s history is told.

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On the map

New Berlin on the map, 1893 to 1973

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

New Berlin on the 1893 USGS mapNew Berlin on the 1943 USGS mapNew Berlin on the 1953 USGS mapNew Berlin on the 1965 USGS mapNew Berlin on the 1973 USGS map1893Sunbury 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 New Berlin.

Timeline

New Berlin, 1792 to 1893

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

  1. 18th century
  2. 1792
    FoundingNew Berlin is established
  3. 19th century
  4. 1815Post officeThe New Berlin post office opens
  5. 1893On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story

How New Berlin came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of New Berlin.

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The New Berlin Presbyterian Church and Old Union County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

New Berlin, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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On the National Register

2 historic places in New Berlin

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1972
New Berlin Presbyterian Church
New Berlin Presbyterian ChurchOld Union County Courthouse
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
New Berlin Presbyterian ChurchGreek Revival
Old Union County CourthouseBuilding

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

People over time

New Berlin, census by census

02004006008001850190019502000Peak: 892

Between 459 and 892 people in every census since 1840.

19 censuses, 1840–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Limestone Township1 historic placeA−Jackson TownshipIts storyC+

Questions about New Berlin’s history

What year was New Berlin founded?

In 1792, according to Wikidata. New Berlin’s post office opened in 1815, and the census of 1840 counted 679 people here.

What is on the National Register in New Berlin?

Two places: the New Berlin Presbyterian Church (listed 1972) and the Old Union County Courthouse (1972).

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 Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), 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.