New Dover, New Jersey

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New Dover, New Jersey
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Coordinates: 40°35′06″N74°20′36″W / 40.58500°N 74.34333°W / 40.58500; -74.34333 Coordinates: 40°35′06″N74°20′36″W / 40.58500°N 74.34333°W / 40.58500; -74.34333
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County Middlesex
Township Edison
Elevation
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141 ft (43 m)
GNIS feature ID878730 [1]

New Dover is an unincorporated community located within Edison Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. [2] [3] [4] The neighborhood began as colonial village that was part of adjacent Woodbridge Township. [5] [6] Along with Bonhamtown, New Durham and Stelton, it is one of the older historical communities of the township. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "New Dover". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed February 11, 2015.
  3. Spies, Stacy (2001), Edison, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN   9780738505497
  4. Fleming, Herbert R. (1947). "Map of Middlesex County, New Jersey". Middlesex County (NJ). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  5. Troeger, Virginia B. and McEwen, Robert James (2002), Woodbridge: New Jersey's Oldest Township, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN   9780738523941 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Makin, Bob (December 12, 2019). "350 years of Woodbridge history". Courier News and Home News Tribune. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7. Gannett, Henry (January 28, 1895). "A Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey". U.S. Government Printing Office via Google Books.