A history of Pemberton,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Pemberton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPemberton is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,371, a decrease of 38 (−2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,409, which in turn reflected an increase of 199 (+16.4%) from the 1,210 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Pemberton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1826, within portions of New Hanover Township and Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township). Pemberton became an independent borough c. 1894. The borough is named for James Pemberton, a p…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,409 to 1,371 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pemberton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Pemberton’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMarshintonio family. Forsythe's B…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Pemberton, decade by decade
LOCMarshintonio family. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pembe…1910
LOCThe Marnielli family. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemb…1910
LOCThe Framo Family Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton…1910
LOCGeneral view of Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton,…1910
LOCGeneral view of Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton,…1910
LOCLa Grossa family, 2 children and mother. Forsythe's Bog, Tu…19101990s
2 historic places in Pemberton
Pemberton has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 182 historic buildings, because Pemberton Historic District alone counts 180.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Marshintonio family. Forsythe's Bog, Turkeytown, near Pemberton, N.J. Location: Pemberton, New Jersey (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.