Do you know of Wrightstown ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Wrightstown. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Wrightstown.<1>

Our sources for Wrightstown (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Wrightstown other than they indicate that Wrightstown would be found somewhere in Burlington County, New Jersey.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1824.

Communities Also Named Wrightstown ...

We found four communities that share the name Wrightstown.

Within New Jersey, the name Wrightstown is unique.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Otter Tail County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Wrightstown [Otter Tail County].
  • Ohio
    • Morgan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wrightstown [Morgan County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Bucks County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wrightstown [Bucks County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Brown County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Wrightstown [Brown County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Wrightstown ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wrightstown:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wrightstown - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

More Orphans in  Burlington County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Burlington County.