Introduction
In April of 1899 Stockton Township, which consisted of what is now referred to as Cramer Hill and East Camden, united with the City of Camden. Cramer Hill became Camden’s Eleventh Ward, and East Camden became the Twelfth Ward. Stockton had eight schools which came under the jurisdiction of the Camden Board of Education, at least two volunteer fire companies, a police force, a park, and other municipal departments and assets. Between 1899 and 1905 many streets in the new wards were renamed so that they would not conflict with and/or become consistent with the naming conventions of Camden’s Streets. This was very important, safety-wise, as Camden’s paid fire department and police department now were responsible for new areas, and confusion in location could prove deadly.
This page, drawn from maps of Stockton from 1877 and from the 1890s, will for the first time on the internet provide conversion data so that addresses referring to the old street names can be found easily.
As always, this is a work in progress, so PLEASE call me with any information, corrections, questions, and observations.
Phil Cohen
NOTE: The City Council of the City of Camden also renamed several streets in the 1990s. In one case, a street named in part for an American Soldier who died while serving his country was stripped of its name, an insult to every veteran and the families of those who have served and sacrificed. This website does not and will not recognize the actions of that body regarding the history and heritage of the City of Camden until that wrong has been redressed.
The Streets of Stockton
1877 and 1890s Maps
| Street | 1877 | 1890 | 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | Farragut Avenue | ||
| Adams Avenue | Adams Avenue | ||
| Van Buren | Buren Avenue | ||
| Front Street | Front Street | Harrison Avenue | Harrison Avenue |
| Polk Avenue | Polk Avenue | ||
| Tyler Avenue | Tyler Avenue | ||
| Second | Second Avenue | Pierce Avenue | Pierce Avenue |
| Third | Third Avenue | Fillmore Avenue | Wayne Avenue |
| Lincoln Avenue | Lincoln Avenue | ||
| Fourth | Fourth Avenue | River Road | River (Avenue) Road |
| Grant Avenue | Concord Avenue | ||
| Fifth | Fifth Avenue | Hayes Avenue | Hayes Avenue |
| Garfield Avenue | Garfield Avenue | ||
| Sixth | Sixth Avenue | Arthur Avenue | Arthur Avenue |
| Cleveland Avenue | Cleveland Avenue | ||
| Seventh | Seventh | Sherman Avenue | Sherman Avenue |
| Pleasant Street | Pleasant Street | ||
| Thompson Street | Thompson Street | ||
| Howell Street (Stockton Township, between present-day State Street & 27th Street, later extended to just past 30th Street) 1887 |
Howell Street | ||
| Erie | Saunders | ||
| Master | Cramer | ||
| Front Street | 28th Street | ||
| Second | Second | 29th Street | |
| Third | Third | 30th Street | |
| Fourth | Fourth | ||
| Elm | Camden Avenue | ||
| Beideman Avenue | Beideman Avenue | Beideman Avenue | Beideman Avenue |
| Spruce | 17th Street | ||
| Dayton | 18th Street | ||
| Park | 19th Street | ||
| Wallace | 20th Street | ||
| Brown | 21st Street | ||
| Broad | 22nd Street | ||
| Green | 23rd Street | ||
| Union | Union | 24th Street | |
| Fulton | Fulton | North Twenty-Fifth Street | |
| Main | Main | Twenty-Sixth Street | |
| Cambridge | Cambridge | Cambridge | |
| Fulton (?) | Twenty-Sixth Street | ||
| Pavonia | Cooper Street | North 27th Street | |
| Horner Avenue | North 28th Street | ||
| Griffee Avenue | North 29th Street | ||
| Reeves Avenue | |||
| Nicholson Avenue | North 30th Street | ||
| Lois Avenue (After 1891, Before 1900) |
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| Sparks Avenue | North 31st Street | ||
| Beideman Avenue | |||
| Rudderow | North 32nd Street | ||
| Bergen Avenue | Bergen Avenue | ||
| Goodwin | North 33rd Street | ||
| Franklin | North 34th Street | ||
| Evans | North 35th Street | ||
| No Name on Map | New Cove Road | 36th Street | |
| Marlton | Marlton | Marlton | |
| Wright | |||
| Jefferson | Boyd | ||
| George | Rand | ||
| Cramer Avenue | S 24th Street | ||
| Boothman Avenue | S 25th Street | ||
| Master Street | Cramer Street | ||
| Master | |||
| High | |||
| Maple (East of 36th Street) | 1904 Poplar, High by 1924 | ||
| Lemuel | Lemuel | ||
| 36th | |||
| 35th | |||
| 34th | |||
| Centre | North 33rd Street | ||
| 33rd | South 33rd Street | ||
| 32nd | |||
| Alberta | Dudley Street (From Fremont Street to Pleasant Street) |
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| Cambridge | 30th Street | ||
| Yale | South 29th Street | ||
| Oxford | South 28th Street | ||
| Cooper | South 27th Street | ||
| Westfield Avenue | Westfield Avenue | ||
| Federal Street | Federal Street | Federal Street | Federal Street |
| Carman | Dover Street Carman Street |
Carman Street | |
| Mickle Street | Wyoming Street Mickle Street |
Mickle Street | |
| Stevens Street / Sommer | Stevens Street / Nevada Street | Stevens Street | |
| Benson | Montana | Benson Street | |
| Morris | Arizona | Washington | |
| Berkley | Oregon | Berkley Street | |
| Idaho | Clinton Street |
Other Stockton Township Streets
Dates and Notes on Record
These streets are documented with a first-recorded date and/or a note, rather than a name in each of 1877, 1890 and 1904.
| Street | Notes |
|---|---|
| Bank Street (East Camden) | 1900 became part of Camden when Stockton Township was annexed 1878 1850 |
| Berwick Street | by 1906 |
| Boyd Street | by 1904 (15th Street to 31st Street) |
| Central Avenue (from 30 to 36th Street in East Camden) |
Renamed Fremont Street between 1899 and 1904 |
| Chestnut Avenue (Stockton Township) | Renamed Watson Street by 1914 |
| Church Street | 1850 |
| Cooper Street | 1850 |
| Cramer Street | |
| Dupont Street | 1890s Stockton Twp. |
| Folwell Street | Fifteenth Street |
| Fifteenth Street | |
| George Street (Stockton Township) | Renamed Rand Street by 1906 |
| High Street | By 1885 The Street may well go back to the 1870s. It lay in Stockton Township, and not included in earlier directories. |
| Highland Avenue | |
| Lemuel Avenue | |
| Leonard Avenue | |
| Maplewood Street | |
| Marlton Avenue | |
| Merriel Avenue | After 1891, Before 1905 1850 |
| Mitchell Street | |
| Morrison Street | |
| Morse Street | |
| Myrtle Street | |
| Pennsylvania Avenue (S from 17 South 19th Street) |
by 1887 Only one occupied house in 1932, none by 1947. |
| Pfeiffer Street | between 1899 & 1906 two houses on 400 block in 1924 |
| Rand Street | between 1899 & 1906 Appears in 1924 directory, but no houses or businesses were listed |
| Randolph Street | between 1899 & 1906 Appears in 1924 directory, but no houses or businesses were listed |
| Raritan Street | between 1899 & 1906 Appears in 1924 directory, but no houses or businesses were listed |
| Remington Street | |
| Rosedale Avenue | |
| Rowe Street | |
| Royal Street | |
| Royden Street | 1850 |
| Seventeenth Street (SE from Federal to Cooper R) & (Lemon to Ferry) |
1878 |
| Sewell Street | 1899 Stockton Township |
| Sixteenth Street | 1878 |
| Stevens Street | 1850 |
| Terrace Avenue | |
| Thirtieth Street | By 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-First Street | By 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Second Street | By 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Third Street | By 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Fourth Street | By 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Fifth Street | By 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Sixth Street (old New Cove Road) |
1890 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Seventh Street | 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Eighth Street | By 1899 Stockton Twp. |
| Thirty-Ninth Street | 1890 Stockton Twp. |
| Twentieth Street (S from C&ATL RR to Ferry) |
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| Twentieth Street (East Camden, S from Federal Street) |
By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Twenty-First Street | By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Twenty-Second Street | By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Twenty-Third Street | By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Twenty-Fourth Street | By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Twenty-Seventh Street | By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Twenty-Eighth Street | By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Twenty-Ninth Street | By 1887 Stockton Twp. |
| Tyler Avenue | |
| Washington Street (E from 2nd South of Benson) |
1867 |
| Watson Street | |
| Wayne Avenue | |
| Wilmot Street |