Centerville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Centerville, New Jersey
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Centerville, New Jersey
Location of Centerville in Hunterdon County Inset: Location of county within the state of New Jersey
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Centerville, New Jersey
Centerville, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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Centerville, New Jersey
Centerville, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°32′18″N74°45′15″W / 40.53833°N 74.75417°W / 40.53833; -74.75417
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
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County Hunterdon
Township Readington
Elevation
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108 ft (33 m)
GNIS feature ID875336 [1]

Centerville was a hamlet within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The community was located along Campbell's Brook (now Pleasant Run) and Old York Road. Centerville grew up because of a tavern that marked the halfway point on the long Swift Sure Stage Line route from New York to Philadelphia. The hamlet had a school, a store, a post office, a church and blacksmith. [3] When the railroads and newer roads were built, Centerville saw few visitors and today all the buildings there are residences.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Centerville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  3. Readington Township Historic Preservation. Readington Township: Images of America. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. ISBN   9780738556796.