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Woodward & Hageman, History of Burlington and Mercer Counties. 1883
Post Offices of Burlington County (excerpts pages 56-57)
 

Post Offices within Southampton Township:

• Vincentown – Established April 20, 1824; Mahlon Sleeper, postmaster.
• Budd town – Established June 1, 1868.
• Red Lion – Established Sept. 7 1877.

Nearby Townships (by date of establishment):

• Atsion – Originally established in January 1798. In 1815 it was discontinued, and an office established “near by” at Sooy’s Inn, possibly Nicholas Sooy’s at or not far from Green Bank.  Atsion was re-established June 13, 1832.  The name was changed June 4, 1866, to Fruitland, and, with better taste, back again to Atsion Aug. 21, 1871.
• Burlington – Established April 1, 1798, Thomas Douglass, postmaster.
• Mount Holly – Established Jan. 1, 1801; Stephen C. Ustick the first postmaster.
• New Mills, now Pemberton – Established Jan 1, 1801, with William Kempton as postmaster; name changed in 1827.
• Medford – Established May 2, 1820; Shinn Oliphant the first postmaster
• Columbus – Established Dec. 14, 1827, with John. W. Wright as postmaster
• Lumberton – Established Aug 3, 1848.
• Smithville – Established Dec. 7, 1866. Named after the Hon. H. Smith.
• Tabernacle – Established Sept. 7, 1877.
• Shamong – Established Oct. 16, 1849; discontinued Jan. 22, 1856; re-established Feb. 16 1863.