Southampton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Southampton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSouthampton Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,317, a decrease of 147 (−1.4%) from the 10,464 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 76 (+0.7%) from the 10,388 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. What is now Southampton was originally incorporated as Coaxen Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1845, from portions of Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly). The name lasted for about three weeks when it was renamed Southampton Township o…
Southampton was established in 1845. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 10,464 people in 2010, 10,317 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1976.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Southampton 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 belowStart Southampton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Southampton’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAmbleside A Corner at Lowood (NBY…, 1903: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Southampton, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ambleside A Corner at Lowood (NBY 440230) (1903) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.